Mental Health
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The aim of this scoping review is to synthesize evidence on SIL among people with lived experience of homelessness and explore how it negatively impacts their wellbeing.
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Community health needs assessments (CHNA) involving qualitative techniques help tailor health services to the specific needs of the population groups for whom they are designed. This study used an ethnographic approach grounded in a social constructivist research paradigm to explore the perspectives of PEH attending a primary care and addiction service in Ireland on their priority health and healthcare needs.
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Even when high-quality, evidence-based social-emotional supports and services are available, accessing them can be challenging, confusing, or impossible for some families, especially for families experiencing homelessness.
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The ongoing involvement of homeless former prisoners in crime raises questions about involvement factors. Failure to reintegrate into society frequently results in homeless former prisoners becoming re-involved in crime. In this research, 30 homeless former prisoners, nine Malaysian government agency officers, and nine volunteers were interviewed in this study.
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Certified peer support specialists (CPSS) are used as a paraprofessional workforce to engage hard-to-reach populations, including people experiencing homelessness. COFindings from this study may have implications for the value of lived and learned knowledge coexisting in organizations serving those who experience homelessness.
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People experiencing homelessness have been found to have a high risk of violent crime victimisation as well as high prevalence of psychiatric disorders. It is poorly understood whether experiencing homelessness is associated with additional risks of violent offending and whether psychiatric disorders contribute to these risks. We examined the association between homelessness, psychiatric disorders, and first violence offence leading to conviction.
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This study sought to describe and explore associations among selected determinants of health and self-reported scores on indicators of psychological capital among youth experiencing homelessness.
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Overall, the findings of our study highlight the importance of providing stable housing and facilitating social support and psychological integration as a means of increasing social capital among people with a history of homelessness.
