Homelessness, housing, and mental illness / Russell K. Schutt with Stephen M. Goldfinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schutt, Russell K., author.

Goldfinger, Stephen M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill homeless persons--United States.

Mentally ill homeless persons.

Group homes for people with mental disabilities--United States.

Group homes for people with mental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Community integration has been a central goal of mental health service policy since deinstitutionalization began in the 1950s, as homelessness increased in the 1980s, and as housing programs for homeless mentally ill persons developed in the 1990s. In 1990, an innovative experiment—the Boston McKinney Project—began to test alternative housing policies. Schutt’s comprehensive analysis of the project’s findings calls into question current housing policies that support the preference of most homeless mentally ill persons to live alone in independent apartments. Indeed, Homelessness, Housing and Mental Illness shows that living alone reduces housing retention and cognitive functioning, thereby supporting clinicians’ usual recommendation of group living. Schutt’s findings challenge the assumptions behind current policy and call for reexamining housing programs for this population.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. A Point of Departure""; ""2. Community in Theory""; ""3. From Back Wards to Dark Hallways""; ""4. Satisfying Wants and Meeting Needs""; ""5. Social Relations""; ""6. Substance Abuse""; ""7. Mental Illness""; ""8. Functioning in the Community (with Larry J. Seidman)""; ""9. Empowerment""; ""10. Housing Loss""; ""11. Community Process in Context""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780674058880

0674058887

OCLC:

1301546853