Applying a Time‐Patterned Typology of Homelessness Among Individuals with Mental Illness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11054545
AutoresMolly Brown (0000-0002-7515-6582, Department of Psychology DePaul University Chicago IL USA, autor de correspondencia), Gia Chodzen (0009-0007-4343-1379, Department of Psychology DePaul University Chicago IL USA), Martina Mihelicova (0000-0003-2126-9909, Department of Psychology DePaul University Chicago IL USA), Kelly Collins (0009-0008-1241-1081, Department of Psychology DePaul University Chicago IL USA)
Año2017
Volumen59
Número3-4
Páginas306-315
Fecha de publicación2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajcp.12140
PMID28471489
OpenAlexW2611377728
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas31

Identification of subgroups of the homeless populations, or typologies, has been an important research priority to guide homelessness services and policies. This study builds on previous typological research conducted in the general homeless population by focusing on individuals with mental illness to further delineate typologies within a more homogenous subset of the homeless population. A time‐patterned typology based on episodes of street and shelter homelessness over a four‐year period was applied to a sample of 246 individuals identified through mental health administrative records. Four groups were created based upon patterns of homelessness: 26.8% experienced homelessness for 4 years, 13.4% had one episode of homelessness but were no longer homeless at the end of the follow‐up, 48.4% had at least two episodes of homelessness, and 11.4% had a single episode of homelessness lasting 3 months or less. Findings from a multinomial logistic regression indicated that gender, presence of a psychotic disorder, substance abuse, and year of study enrollment significantly predicted group membership. Residential trajectories upon exit from homelessness and at the end of the four‐year follow‐up were examined. Implications for current policy and future research are discussed

Health psychology · Housing First · Mental health · Mental illness · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Sociology · Substance abuse · Typology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Psychology