by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The authors argue that the use of groups and social group work skills can create social support networks and community among mentally ill homeless persons. Examples of groups developed by workers on a mobile mental health outreach unit, in a drop-in center, and in a...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This report contains the program standards for Rhode Island's mobile treatment teams. The mobile treatment team is a self-contained program that is the fixed point of responsibility for providing the treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This chapter examine the relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and criminal behavior. The author provides a historical background and examines contemporary problems brought about by changes in mental health policy over the last 30 years. The author offers...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
This article examines the need for and use of mental health services from an epidemiologic perspective. The authors summarize available information on the extent of mental illness, its costs to society, and the degree to which mentally ill persons currently receive...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
Older youth often age out of foster care when they reach 18 or 21. Then what happens to them? How do their educational experiences during and after high school compare with children raised in intact families? This study used existing longitudinal data from 1980...
