In this issue of Healing Hands, we examine the spiritual and psycho- logical roots of their ability to cope with stress while creating and maintaining hope for clients, colleagues and themselves. In the midst of year-end pressures, we conducted interviews with ten HCH clinicians, practicing in different regions of the United States, and representing a […]
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Integrated, interdisciplinary care is essential to address the multiple and complex health problems that are endemic to a significant por- tion of the homeless population. Navigating fragmented systems of care is often impossible for homeless people, particularly those who are ill. Federally funded Health Care for the Homeless projects were created to provide the coordinated,
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To “reach out and touch someone” who is chronically homeless requires more than a phone call, flyer or public service announcement. Successful outreach to “on-the-street” homeless people entails even more than outstationing clinicians in emergency shelters, and can extend beyond the reach of mobile medical vans. Providers of health care to unsheltered homeless people are
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Dr. Peter Sherman, a pediatrician and Medical Director for the New York Children’s Health Project, sees many patients from New York City homeless shelters. We asked Dr. Sherman to share his thoughts about treating homeless children, the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States. Approximately 40% of homeless people are families
Starting on page 67 the publication describes the method for determining homelessness in rural Nebraska. Download Research (PDF)
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One important product of this National Institute of Mental Health-funded study is the successful adaptation of methods for field research on homelessness in rural settings. This article identifies the design dilemmas and the process issues in rural studies that are applicable to social work research in rural environments. Download Research (PDF)
