Predictors of Outreach Meetings Among Substance Using Homeless Youth

Carmona, Jasmin; Slesnick, Natasha; Guo, Xiamei; Murnan, Aaron; Brakenhoff, Brittany

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“…There are opportunities to develop community outreach programs that are person centred and to incorporate the principles of quality care to assist people who experience poverty, homelessness, and problem gambling. These programs could be modelled after pre-existing outreach programs, for example, programs developed to assist female sex workers with addictions recovery (Bowser, Ryan, Smith, & Lockett, 2008;Deering et al, 2011;Yahne, Miller, Irvin-Vitela, & Tonigan, 2002), elderly women struggling with alcohol addiction (Fredriksen, 1992), and youth who are homeless and/or struggling with addictions (Carmona, Slesnick, Guo, Murnan, & Brakenhoff, 2017;Hughes et al, 2013). Research suggests that recovery is enhanced when programs employ peer outreach workers and treatment is trauma informed with a lens on gender and sexual identity (Boughton & Falenchuk, 2007;Deering et al, 2011;Deren, Kang, Mino, & Guarino, 2012;Grant & Potenza, 2006;Latkin, 1998).…”

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Reflections on Poverty, Homelessness and Problem Gambling: Discoveries from a World Cafe

Woodhall-Melnik

Hamilton‐Wright

Guilcher

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Problem gambling is a hidden public health concern, especially among people who experience poverty and homelessness, with combined prevalence of lifetime problem and pathological gambling ranging from 29.8 to 58.2% based on studies from North America. Service providers in the non-addiction sectors (e.g., housing and primary health care) have not traditionally screened their clients for problem gambling behaviours or concerns. In an effort to build multi-sector awareness and stimulate discussion about problem gambling, poverty, and homelessness, we invited practitioners from the social, health and human services community and people with lived experience to join a knowledge translation and mobilisation event using the World Café method. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the knowledge generated about problem gambling, poverty, and homelessness, from the perspectives of the World Café participants. We identified themes that align with quality of care espoused by the World Health Organization, Health Quality Ontario, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. These include delivering care that is highly accessible to clients experiencing poverty in a one-stop-shop that is timely, and efficient; patient-centred and equitable with respect to gender and sexual orientation; culturally sensitive; trauma-informed; that provides a therapeutic alliance and a safe space to enhance well-being. Participants identified the need for a plain language, accessible definition of problem gambling and the need to create awareness of the harm associated with problem gambling in targeted messages that engage clients, policy makers and the general public.RésuméLe jeu problématique est un problème de santé publique caché, en particulier chez les personnes en situation de pauvreté et d'itinérance, avec une prévalence combinée du jeu problématique et du jeu pathologique au cours de la vie allant de 29,8 à 58,2%, selon des études réalisées en Amérique du Nord. Les fournisseurs de services dans les secteurs non liés à la toxicomanie (p. ex., le logement et les soins de santé primaires) n’ont pas toujours soumis leurs clients à un dépistage de comportements ou de problèmes liés au jeu. Dans le but de sensibiliser les différents secteurs et de stimuler la discussion sur la dépendance au jeu, la pauvreté et l’itinérance, nous avons invité des praticiens de la communauté des services sociaux, de la santé et communautaires et des personnes ayant une vécue cette expérience à se joindre à un événement d’application des connaissances et de mobilisation, en nous fondant sur la méthode « World Café ». Le but de cet article est de résumer les connaissances générées sur le jeu problématique, la pauvreté et l’itinérance, du point de vue des participants au World Café. Nous avons relevé des thèmes correspondant à la qualité des soins préconisés par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, Qualité des services de santé Ontario et l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. Ces thèmes incluent la fourniture de soins 1) grandement accessibles pour les clients en situation de pauvreté, dans un guichet unique rapide et efficace 2) centrés sur le patient et équitables en ce qui concerne le genre et l’orientation sexuelle; 3) adaptés à la culture; 4) sensibles aux traumatismes; 5) offerts en alliance thérapeutique et 6) prodigués dans un espace sécuritaire pour améliorer le bien-être. Les participants ont relevé la nécessité de formuler une définition de la dépendance au jeu en termes simples et accessibles, ainsi que la nécessité de sensibiliser le public au préjudice associé au jeu problématique dans des messages ciblés qui engagent les clients, les décideurs et le grand public.

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confidence: 99%

Reflections on Poverty, Homelessness and Problem Gambling: Discoveries from a World Cafe

Woodhall-Melnik

Hamilton‐Wright

Guilcher

et al. 2019

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“…Anecdotal sources cite a significant rise in shelter use as a result of the recent legalization of marijuana in the state in which the study was conducted (Larson, 2014;McGhee, 2014). Recent research across the United States demonstrates marijuana as one of the most used substances of individuals who wind up in homeless shelters (Carmona, Slesnick, Guo, Murnan, & Brakenhoff, 2017;Patanwala et al, 2018;Stringfellow et al, 2016).…”

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A picture of the older homeless female veteran: A qualitative, case study analysis

Kenny

Yoder

2019

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Background: Homelessness among female veterans is increasing and expected to rise further as more women enter the military. Very few studies qualitatively describe female homeless veterans' needs from their own perspective. Purpose: Homeless female veterans' perceptions of their homelessness and what they believe is needed for independence and self-sustenance was examined. Methods: OA qualitative interpretive interview design was used and findings are reported as a case study. Results: A definitive picture emerged of a homeless female veteran, bounded by several factors they all had in common including age, family upheaval, mental health diagnoses, substance abuse, trauma, and need for information and networking. Administration (VA) numbers.

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“…Despite these harmful consequences, few PAS users receive therapeutic interventions or initiate treatments relative to their PAS use [11,32]. Additionally, outreaching those who experience homelessness is doubly challenging [33]. Nevertheless, research shows that a significant proportion of the population get out of the PAS consumption cycle by themselves and without assistance, an observation that highlights their capacities to rely on their own resources [34,35].…”

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A critical scoping review about the impact of music in the lives of young adults who use drugs

Lemaire

Loignon

Bertrand

2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IssuesMusic is among the most frequently used medium to promote young adults' well‐being. To that aim, the efficiency of music is explained by its capacity to modulate emotions through its effect on the brain's reward pathways. Hence, music could help individuals suffering from dysregulations in these pathways, whose experience of positive emotions is often inhibited. Such dysregulations are particularly present in individuals with problematic psychoactive substance (PAS) use, who are overrepresented in the context of homelessness. While few of them initiate treatment, they successfully rely on their own resources to promote their well‐being, including music, though its impact in this context remains under‐studied.ApproachThis scoping review describes the impact of music on the well‐being, PAS use and addictive trajectory of young housed and homeless individuals with problematic PAS use. Eleven French and English databases were screened for peer‐reviewed articles using concepts and keywords related to music, PAS and well‐being. From the 3697 results, 39 were reviewed. Results were organised according to the observed impact of music and analysed critically.Key FindingsLiterature shows that PAS users value the impact of music in meeting emotional, psychological and social needs, especially when they experience homelessness. Yet, research has been highly limited to the harmful consequences of music, limiting our knowledge of its potential benefits.Implications and ConclusionTo deepen our understanding about the impact of music, future research should endorse a broader perspective and consider the personal and contextual experiences accompanying the involvement in music, factors that were traditionally overlooked.

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Predictors of Outreach Meetings Among Substance Using Homeless Youth

Cited by 10 publications

References 49 publications

Reflections on Poverty, Homelessness and Problem Gambling: Discoveries from a World Cafe

Reflections on Poverty, Homelessness and Problem Gambling: Discoveries from a World Cafe

A picture of the older homeless female veteran: A qualitative, case study analysis

A critical scoping review about the impact of music in the lives of young adults who use drugs

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