Gender differences in response to homelessness services

Rich, Alexander R.; Clark, Colleen

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2004.05.003

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“…Socio-demographic factors such as being married, having a nuclear family, being employed, having higher level of education before living in street appear to be protective for homeless people [5] and to improve the chances of reintegration [19, 20]. In our study the reinsertion rate was higher in the female gender, suggesting that women are culturally more protected than men; additionally, having children and living with a partner seem to be protective factors [19] and to influence reintegration in this particular group [20].…”

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Family reintegration of homeless in Maputo and Matola: a descriptive study

Gouveia

Massanganhe

Mandlate

et al. 2017

Int J Ment Health Syst

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BackgroundHomelessness is a global and local social problem with underestimated prevalence. It has been shown to increase the risk of mental illness, raising concerns from mental health providers about the need for effective interventions targeting this population.ObjectivesThe aim of this paper is to describe the mental health status of the homeless people in two urban setting in a low-income country, through using standardised clinical and socio-demographic assessments as well assessing potential predictors of family integration versus non-family integration among a group of homeless individuals receiving psychiatric and psychosocial treatment.MethodsA descriptive study was performed in Maputo and Matola cities between 2008 and 2010. Homeless people with apparent mental illness were mapped and recruited. The participants were referred from community to hospital, using a multidisciplinary treatment model, according to their clinical condition and later entered a family reintegration process.ResultsSeventy-one homeless people were recruited (93.0% male; 80.3% unemployed). The most common diagnosis was schizophrenia and other psychosis (46; 64.8%), followed by mental and behaviour disorder related to substance misuse (21; 29.6%), and intellectual disability (4; 5.6%). Family reintegration was achieved for 53.5% (38 patients). Patients with intellectual disability were less reintegrated and those with disorders related to substance use had better reinsertion in their families (Chi square(2) = 6.1; p = 0.047).ConclusionsFamily reintegration was achieved in more than half of participants after hospitalization. Integration was higher in cases of substance misuse, with those with associated intellectual disability being more difficult to reintegrate. Trial registration Trial Registration Number: NCT02936141, date of registration: 14/10/2016, retrospectively registered.

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Family reintegration of homeless in Maputo and Matola: a descriptive study

Gouveia

Massanganhe

Mandlate

et al. 2017

Int J Ment Health Syst

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“…Women who are homeless frequently present with much more significant distress and higher rates of major depression than homeless men (Rich & Clark, 2005;Sacks, McKendrick, & Banks, 2008). In particular, homeless women are observed to be at greater risk for trauma-related mental health issues, i.e., childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and often resort to drug use as a means of coping with emotional and psychological distress (Nyamathi et al, 1998;Sacks et al, 2008).…”

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Injection Drug Use Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness: A Gender-based Analysis

Eiboff¹

2012

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“…Homeless women have special vulnerabilities and greater disengagement from service systems than homeless men, including attempting suicide more often than homeless men, but they have fewer psychiatric hospitalizations (Cheng & Kelly, 2008;Folsom et al, 2005;Rich & Clark, 2005). Many homeless women with serious mental illness do not receive care, due either to their lack of perception of having mental health problems or to a lack of services designed to meet their needs or both (Folsom et al, 2005;Rich & Clark, 2005).…”

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“…Many homeless women with serious mental illness do not receive care, due either to their lack of perception of having mental health problems or to a lack of services designed to meet their needs or both (Folsom et al, 2005;Rich & Clark, 2005). Further, Geissler, Bormann, Kwiatkowski, Braucht, and Reichardt (1995) found that even though homeless women are more likely to have problems with drugs than are homeless men, they experienced only one-fourth the number of substance abuse treatment episodes as their male counterparts.…”

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