Implementing Peer-Assisted Case Management to Help Homeless Veterans with Mental Illness Transition to Independent Housing

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen M. Weissman ◽  
Nancy H. Covell ◽  
Mara Kushner ◽  
Julie Irwin ◽  
Susan M. Essock
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Bourque ◽  
Linda VanTil ◽  
Caroline Gibbons ◽  
Stefanie Renee LeBlanc ◽  
Liette-Andrée Landry ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sonya Gabrielian ◽  
Ashton M. Gores ◽  
Lillian Gelberg ◽  
Jack Tsai

Mental illness and substance use disorders (SUDs) are strong risk factors for homelessness, regardless of Veteran status. This chapter describes the interplay between mental illness, SUDs, the co-occurrence of these disorders (CoD), and homelessness among Veterans; the authors consider military-specific experiences (e.g., combat) and factors associated with homelessness for both Veteran and non-Veteran adults (e.g., childhood adversity). They present epidemiology data on mental illness and SUDs among homeless Veterans, considering specific diagnoses (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) and experiences (e.g., military sexual trauma) that are highly prevalent within or unique to persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. In addition, the authors present qualitative and quantitative data on pathways to homelessness for Veterans with mental illness, SUDs, and/or CoD, considering distinct pathways seen in special populations (e.g., women Veterans, who have high rates of trauma, and the newest cohort of Veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan). Last, the authors discuss supported housing outcomes for homeless Veterans with psychiatric disorders and SUDs. They discuss the utility of these programs for homeless Veterans with mental health problems and explore the influence of psychiatric disorders and SUDs among Veterans with poor supported housing outcomes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime L. Winn ◽  
Suzanne E. Shealy ◽  
Gary J. Kropp ◽  
Donna Felkins-Dohm ◽  
Cheryl Gonzales-Nolas ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 175 (5) ◽  
pp. 426-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fahy ◽  
Andy Kent ◽  
Theresa Tattan ◽  
Elizabeth Van Horn ◽  
Ian White

BackgroundIt is not clear which model of case management is most likely to improve quality of life in people with severe mental illness.AimsTo use baseline data derived from the UK700 Case Management Trial to assess the relative importance of clinical, social and unmet needs variables as predictors of subjective quality of life in patients with severe mental illness.MethodPatients (n=708) were assessed on quality of life (Lancashire Quality of Life Profile), needs (Camber well Assessment of Need), psychopathology and social functioning. Variables that were amenable to change through case management were investigated as predictors of quality of life.ResultsSocial variables accounted for 7% of the variance for subjective quality of life, compared with 19% for clinical variables, and 20% for unmet needs. The strongest predictors of subjective quality of life were unmet basic, social and functioning needs, depression and positive psychotic symptoms.ConclusionsSubjective quality of life in severely mentally ill patients is predicted by clinical variables and unmet needs. The results identify priority areas for the attention of case managers who seek to improve quality of life in these patients.


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