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- Title
Social Justice, Respect, and Meaning-Making: Keys to Working with the Homeless Elderly Population.
- Authors
Proehl, Rebecca A.
- Abstract
The article discusses the issue of mental illness and substance abuse in older people and the lack of programs available in the United States that offer treatment to such individuals, particularly those who are also homeless. The author describes the increasing issue of homelessness among the elderly and the adjoining issues of mental illness and substance abuse that are also frequently involved. The author also describes a nonprofit community outreach facility in California that specifically works to bring relief to this population of citizens.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OLDER homeless persons; ELDER care; MEDICAL care for older people; MENTAL health services for older people; SERVICES for older people; OLDER people; SERVICES for homeless people; SUBSTANCE abuse
- Publication
Health & Social Work, 2007, Vol 32, Issue 4, p301
- ISSN
0360-7283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/hsw/32.4.301