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Homelessness, health care and welfare provision / edited by Kevin Fisher and John Collins ; foreword by David Widgery.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homeless persons--Medical care--Great Britain.
- Homeless persons.
- Homeless persons--Medical care--United States.
- Homeless persons--Services for--Great Britain.
- Homeless persons--Services for--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first known publication that examines the particular difficulties encountered by homeless people in gaining access to healthcare both in Britain and the US. Includes mental health and homelessness, and young single homeless women.
- Contents:
- Homelessness, health care and welfare provision; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Single homelessness and social policy; 2 Access to health care; 3 Health care for single homeless people; 4 Mental health and homelessness; 5 Alcohol and single homelessness: an outreach approach; 6 Youth homelessness and health care; 7 Models of health care provision; 8 Research or campaigning? Raising the profile of health care for single homeless people; 9 The American experience; Conclusion; Name index; Subject index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-32228-4
- 9786610322282
- 0-203-40867-5
- 9780203408674
- OCLC:
- 437082713
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