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Illness & Disease IGH Hub

WebStudies have documented the high burden of illness among people experiencing homelessness due to chronic medical conditions, tuberculosis and HIV infection and …

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Mental Health IGH Hub

WebPeople living with mental health problems and disorders are more susceptible to three key factors that can lead to homelessness: poverty, disaffiliation, and personal vulnerability. Certain disorders can limit …

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Physical Health IGH Hub

WebPhysical Health. Homelessness is deadly. Living on the streets contributes to rapid health deterioration, increased hospitalization, and, in some cases, death. For vulnerable subgroups, such as street youth, people with …

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Food Insecurity IGH Hub

WebFood Insecurity. Patterns of food insecurity vary among people experiencing homelessness, dependent on interactions between an array of factors like monthly income, regularity of …

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Infectious Diseases IGH Hub

WebInfectious Diseases. Homelessness has an impact on the spread, severity and treatment of infectious diseases. Due to the difficulties in maintaining personal hygiene and adequate …

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Mental Illness IGH Hub

WebThe difficulty of accessing consistent care and medicine, the prevalence of episode or cycle triggers, and the increased struggle of holding steady employment while enduring an …

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What Works in Inclusion Health: Overview of Effective

WebInclusion health is an emergent approach that aims to address extreme health and social inequities. Target populations have common adverse life experiences and risk factors …

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Health care and housing access in older homeless adults: Results …

WebWe will present research findings on access to health care, use of the Emergency Department, and housing outcomes in older homeless adults. The presentation will …

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Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United …

WebYouth homelessness is a serious concern. Evidence shows that youth who experience homelessness are at high risk of exposure to a range of physical and mental health …

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Help Seeking and Access to Primary Care for People from “Hard-to …

WebThis is the premise of the AMP study (“AMP—Improving Access to Primary Mental Health Care” in Liverpool and Manchester), a National Institute for Health Research funded …

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Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People with Addiction and Mental …

WebJourney to Healing is a comprehensive and practical evidence-based resource. It was written to help prepare students and professionals to provide counselling and social …

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Mental Health, Housing and Homelessness: A Review of Issues and …

WebPublication Date: 2017. The aim of this review is to synthesise issues and models of practice around the nexus between mental health, housing and homelessness. The context for …

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Key Performance Indicators and Outcomes IGH Hub

WebKPIs allow an organization to determine what is and is not working and to adjust programming to improve outcomes. In selecting the correct KPI an organization has to …

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Tackling homelessness and exclusion: Understanding complex lives

WebMental health problems, drug and alcohol dependencies, street culture activities and institutional experiences (such as prison and the care system) are often closely linked …

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Assessing Health, Promoting Wellness Trauma 101

WebAssessing Health, Promoting Wellness. Trauma 101. Ken Kraybill and Sharon Morrison. The unexpected loss of a loved one, a car accident, or exposure to a violent experience …

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Nutrition and the homeless: the underestimated challenge

WebHomelessness is present in most societies and represents a situation in which the basic needs for survival including food are often limited. It is logical to surmise that the …

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Understanding Homelessness IGH Hub

WebHomelessness is a global challenge. The United Nations Human Settlements Program estimates that 1.1 billion people live in inadequate housing, and the best data available …

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Social Conditions of Becoming Homelessness: Qualitative Analysis …

WebIt is increasingly acknowledged that homelessness is a more complex social and public health phenomenon than the absence of a place to live. This view signifies a paradigm …

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Poverty IGH Hub

WebPoverty. Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. When individuals or families are unable to generate enough income to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and …

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Homeless Older People Living Conditions and Their Coping …

WebThe problem of homelessness is more desasterious when it happened on older people because they are susceptible to social, economic, health and psychological problems. …

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