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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"chronically homeless"”.
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Chronically Homeless: Service Needs
… and the needs not being met as perceived by the chronically homeless who call the park their home. The authors thought this an important study to examine to better understand the service needs of the homeless. The study used a qualitative design for collecting data which involved face-to-face …
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Do Street Dwellers Dream? A Phenomenological Study of the Chronically Homeless in the United States
Chronically homeless individuals, or Street Dwellers, present unique challenges for clinicians and outreach workers who engage them when offering services like food, shelter, clothing, healthcare and mental health counseling including substance abuse treatment. This study examines Street Dwellers\' …
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Negotiating the Boundaries of Mental Health and Illness: A Study of Recovery in Permanent Supportive Housing
… by studying the recovery process for formerly chronically homeless individuals with dually diagnosed serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and substance use disorder who are living Housing First programming. Housing First is a model of permanent housing with supportive services that has …
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Sustaining Independence: an architectural proposal for fostered youth
… the most inequitable position of society: the homeless. Several studies have shown a strong relation between chronically homeless adults and youth departing the foster care system, therefore this thesis focuses on exploring the housing component for a prevention program for at-risk of homeless …
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The experiences of homeless people as victims of crime in urban and rural settings
Homeless people are among the most vulnerable people in society, suffering from acute levels of poverty, social exclusion and violence. Homeless people are often seen as a cause of crime; however, they are in fact more likely to be victims of crime rather than perpetrators. Much of the violence …