Health
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The study elucidates the complex interplay between social factors such as income inequality, education disparities, housing conditions, and access to healthcare, and policy-making processes. The study concludes that addressing social determinants is crucial for designing effective and equitable public health policies.
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The US media is saturated with coverage of perceived threats to public safety by people experiencing homelessness with purported “mental illness.” This review seeks to harness our expertise in forensic psychiatry, addiction science, health policy research, social work, and adult psychiatry to highlight potential misinformation and provide an evidence-based update for clinical generalists.
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The aim of this scoping review was to describe treatments for trauma-related conditions for persons in homelessness.
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This study systematically reviewed the literature examining women’s experiences of menstruation whilst being homeless.
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In this overview, we highlight structural and individual risk factors that can lead to homelessness, explore evidence on the relationship between homelessness and health, discuss programmatic and policy innovations, and provide policy recommendations.
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We mapped the evidence on cancer risk factors as well as barriers and facilitators to cancer prevention services among people experiencing homelessness, which is key to localising research gaps and identifying strategies for tailored interventions adapted to people experiencing homelessness.
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We sought to assess evidence describing surgical care for people experiencing homelessness and to perform a thematic analysis of the results.
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A comparison between international practise and policy is made, with a particular focus on examples of effective rights-based interventions, where they exist.
