Herb Westerfelt
Biographic Data
| ID | 4267620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herb Westerfelt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herb |
| FAMILY NAME | Westerfelt |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERFELT H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Toward a Longitudinal Analysis of Homelessness
This paper reports on the methods and findings of a six‐month panel study of homeless individuals in a Midwest city. Patterns of homelessness are described, focusing on exits from and returns to homelessness as well as the types of dwellings obtained upon exit. The findings call into question (a) the commonly accepted proposition that homelessness involves the lack of a dwelling and ends as soon as a dwelling is attained, (b) prevalent characteri…
Estimating Mental Illness among the Homeless
The proportion of homeless people who are mentally ill has been a statistic of much interest to scholars and policy makers. James Wright has suggested recently that this statistic can be estimated without significant error, using the proportion of mentally ill among homeless persons who use health clinic services. Wright's assumption was tested employing a sample of homeless people in Minneapolis. The frequency of hospitalization for mental illne…
Toward a Longitudinal Analysis of Homelessness
This paper reports on the methods and findings of a six‐month panel study of homeless individuals in a Midwest city. Patterns of homelessness are described, focusing on exits from and returns to homelessness as well as the types of dwellings obtained upon exit. The findings call into question (a) the commonly accepted proposition that homelessness involves the lack of a dwelling and ends as soon as a dwelling is attained, (b) prevalent characteri…
Estimating Mental Illness among the Homeless
The proportion of homeless people who are mentally ill has been a statistic of much interest to scholars and policy makers. James Wright has suggested recently that this statistic can be estimated without significant error, using the proportion of mentally ill among homeless persons who use health clinic services. Wright's assumption was tested employing a sample of homeless people in Minneapolis. The frequency of hospitalization for mental illne…
Estimating Mental Illness among the Homeless
The proportion of homeless people who are mentally ill has been a statistic of much interest to scholars and policy makers. James Wright has suggested recently that this statistic can be estimated without significant error, using the proportion of mentally ill among homeless persons who use health clinic services. Wright's assumption was tested employing a sample of homeless people in Minneapolis. The frequency of hospitalization for mental illne…
Toward a Longitudinal Analysis of Homelessness
This paper reports on the methods and findings of a six‐month panel study of homeless individuals in a Midwest city. Patterns of homelessness are described, focusing on exits from and returns to homelessness as well as the types of dwellings obtained upon exit. The findings call into question (a) the commonly accepted proposition that homelessness involves the lack of a dwelling and ends as soon as a dwelling is attained, (b) prevalent characteri…
Demography (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (2 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Criminology (1 works)