The report developed by the Center for Housing Research of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shares the process and final report for counting the state’s rural homeless population. Download Research (PDF)
Report: The 2001 Virginia Rural Homeless Survey Read More >>
Authors Van Leeuwen JM, Boyle S, Salomonsen-Sautel S, Baker DN, Garcia JT, Hoffman A, Hopfer CJ Download Research (Link)
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual homeless youth: an eight-city public health perspective Read More >>
Homelessness and incarceration are inextricably linked: one increases risk for the other. Homeless people, especially those with mental illnesses and co- occurring substance use disorders, are arrested more often, incarcerated for longer periods, and released without adequate discharge plans. Clinical inter- ventions at specific points along the criminal justice continuum can help break this cycle.
Healing Hands: Keeping Homeless People out of the Justice System: The HCH Role Read More >>
Presented by National Healthcare for the Homeless Council Jail inmates and detainees have a constitutional entitlement to shelter, regular meals and health care services while incarcerated. But once they are released, many individuals are without resources and unable to meet their basic needs. Those who were homeless may return to homelessness; others may become newly
Reaching in to Help Out: Relationships Between HCH Projects and Jails Read More >>
Persons who identify with a gender that differs from the sex assigned to them at birth are at high risk for social isolation, physical and emotional trauma, chemical dependency, infectious disease, and discrimination limiting their access to employment, housing, and health care. Homelessness compounds these risks. The following articles were written to enhance understanding of
Healing Hands: Crossing to Safety: Transgender Health and Homelessness Read More >>
Publication by David Robinson of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research Sheffield Hallam University which explains in a detailed, yet accessible manner, how to estimate homelessness in rural areas. Download Research (PDF)
This document summarizes what is known about the causes of rural homelessness and how the experiences of unstably housed people living in rural areas differ from their urban counterparts. In addition, it describes health problems often experienced by rural homeless clients, highlights strategies that homeless service providers are using to meet the challenges these clients
Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care Read More >>
This issue of Healing Hands examines obstacles to health care encountered by people who first experience homelessness in small communities and remote rural areas of the United States. The following articles briefly explain the causes of rural homelessness and how unstably housed people in rural areas differ from their urban counterparts. In addition, they highlight
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