Factors in the Transition to Homelessness in the Chronically Mentally III
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20408553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Wuerker (University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251-260 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-0789 • E-ISSN: 1573-658X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf02939568 |
| OpenAlex | W2087462813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Although there is a great deal of literature on homelessness and mental illness, few studies have examined the factors which may lead to homelessness in the mentally ill. The objective of this research was to examine the factors in the length of time between when a client of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health entered the system and when he or she was first homeless on admission to a service (time before homelessness, TBH). Past psychiatric records of 142 currently homeless clients were examined through the Automated Information System of LACDMH. Results showed that total admissions to any service and total admissions to prison services were predictors of shorter TBH; being younger and being both African-American and female were predictors of longer TBH. TBH shortened dramatically from 1973 to 1993; mental health funding levels for the previous year were significantly correlated with TBH Results show that demographic, clinical, and system variables all impact on homelessness in the chronically mentally ill.Keywords:: Chronically mentally illHomeless mentally illMental health selVicesMental health funding
Mental health · Mental health service · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Prison · Psychiatry · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2017 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |