Abstract
The present study assessed the effects of an intervention that was designed to provide on-site, predischarge housing assistance for psychiatric clients. Participants included clients from acute (n = 219) and tertiary (n = 32) care hospital sites. Data were collected from hospital and shelter databases. Results revealed that in the majority of cases, the intervention reduced the number of individuals discharged to homelessness or no fixed address. In addition, the costs of implementing and maintaining the intervention were less than the increased medical costs associated with homelessness and housing individuals in shelters.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-28 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Collaborative approaches
- Homelessness
- Housing intervention
- Prevention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Preventing psychiatric discharge to homelessness. / Forchuk, Cheryl; Godin, Mike; Hoch, Jeffrey S; Kingston-MacClure, Shani; Jeng, Momodou S.; Puddy, Liz; Vann, Rebecca; Jensen, Elsabeth.
In: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2013, p. 17-28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Vann, Rebecca
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PY - 2013
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