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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305554303321

Titolo

Homelessness, health care and welfare provision / / edited by Kevin Fisher and John Collins ; foreword by David Widgery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993

ISBN

1-280-32228-4

9786610322282

0-203-40867-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FisherKevin <1958-> (Kevin John)

CollinsJohn <1955->

Disciplina

300

362.1/0425

Soggetti

Homeless persons - Medical care - Great Britain

Homeless persons - Medical care - United States

Homeless persons - Services for - Great Britain

Homeless persons - Services for - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.