by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The authors review the events that have contributed to the rise in numbers of homeless people with serious mental illnesses. They argue for reintroducing a need-for-treatment standard in involuntary commitment as a way of halting the epidemic of neglect, including...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This article provides an overview of the rationale, conceptual framework, methodology and selected findings of a recent study examining relationships between housing problems and mental health in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. The study analyzed the...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
Differences between 24 female and 35 male clients assessed at entry into an intensive case management program serving homeless shelter residents and again nine months later. Both men and women were socially isolated, with small social networks and severe deficits in...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The purpose of this book is to bring together research-based information on the current best practices and models for supporting people with psychiatric or developmental disabilities in living as independently and productively as possible in their communities. Ways of...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This chapter considers how clinical work with homeless people is affected by the special characteristics of the target population and how these characteristics affect the development of effective service systems. According to the author, mental health professionals...
