ArticleBMC health services research2020
Assessing and treating complex mental health needs among homeless youth in a shelter-based clinic.
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- Effects of Community-Based Health and Social Interventions on Mental Health Outcomes Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.Psychology of music · 2026Article
- Perceived impact of a homeless shelter-based art program on stress, social connection, and emotional regulation: a mixed-methods pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Identifying Biopsychosocial Characteristics of Emergency Youth Shelter Residents With Psychiatric Diagnoses.Cureus · 2023Article
- Geolocation Patterns, Wi-Fi Connectivity Rates, and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Urban Homeless Youth: Mixed Methods Study Using Self-report and Smartphone Data.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults experiencing homelessness and unstable housing: A qualitative study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Public Health Interventions to Address Housing and Mental Health amongst Migrants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds Living in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A comprehensive review of prioritised interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of persons with lived experience of homelessness.Campbell systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Addressing Intersecting Social and Mental Health Needs Among Transition-Age Homeless Youths: A Review of the Literature.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2021Review
- Mental Illness and Youth-Onset Homelessness: A Retrospective Study among Adults Experiencing Homelessness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The One Health Clinic: Care for Young Adults and Companion Animals Experiencing Homelessness.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRates of homelessness have been increasing in recent years, thereby necessitating a more direct approach to treating this complex social problem. Homeless youth have disproportionately high rates of untreated mental health problems and are therefore particularly vulnerable to the effects of homelessness during the transition period from adolescence to adulthood.
methodsThe study team developed a shelter-based clinic and collected clinical measures on youth who attended this clinic from October 2016 through June 2018.
resultsYouth attended an average number of three sessions, but there was a significant drop in follow-up after the first (intake) appointment. Depression, anger, and adjustment disorder emerged as the most common presenting mental health concerns identified by clinicians in the intake appointment, and trauma was identified as a significant complaint for those youth who returned for a second session.
conclusionMental health care is needed in this population, but future studies should explore alternative approaches to retaining homeless youth in treatment and in designing targeted trauma-informed interventions.
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