Too many people without financial resources and social supports cycle among hospitals, mental health facilities, foster care or group homes, correctional institutions, shelters, and the streets. These insidious “revolving doors” exacerbate homelessness and call for clinicians and communities to find coordinated solutions that are humane and cost effective. First steps often involve creative adaptation of existing interventions. The following articles discuss discharge planning strategies and focus on individuals who are leaving health care institutions, jails and prisons, protective youth services, or the armed forces.
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Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Discharge Planning, Healing Hands Newsletter, Homeless Services