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Screening for Food Insecurity in Six Veterans Administration Clinics for the Homeless, June–December 2015
Thomas P. O’Toole
Christopher B. Roberts
Erin E. Johnson
This study assessed findings from a food-insecurity screening of a national sample of Veterans Administration clinics for homeless and formerly homeless veterans. Researchers reviewed results from initial screenings administered at 6...
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North America
Perceptions of Veteran and Previously Homeless Employability
Jennifer Cook
The present study sought to explore the effects of implicit attitudes on the employability of veterans, previously homeless individuals, and previously homeless veterans. Trend effects revealed veterans were perceived as less dedicated,...
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North America
Which Homeless Veterans Benefit From a Peer Mentor and How?
Linda Resnik
Sarah Ekerholm
Erin E. Johnson
Marsha L. Ellison
Thomas P. O'Toole
Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding peer support. Research is limited on Veterans’ perspective on benefits from peer services. This study describes homeless Veteran perceptions of value and examine characteristics associated with benefit. ...
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North America
Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support among homeless veterans with mental health conditions and substance use histories
Marsha Langer Ellison
Russell K. Schutt
Mark E. Glickman
Mark R. Schultz
Matthew Chinman
Kristina Jensen
Chantele Mitchell-Miland
David Smelson
Susan Eisen
Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support services were examined among 50 previously homeless veterans with co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use histories receiving services from the Veterans Health...
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North America
Characteristics and Likelihood of Ongoing Homelessness among Unsheltered Veterans
Ann Elizabeth Montgomery
Thomas Byrne
Daniel Treglia
Dennis P Culhane
Unsheltered homelessness is an important phenomenon yet difficult to study due to lack of data. The Veterans Health Administration administers a universal homelessness screener, which identifies housing status for Veterans screening...
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Using network projections to explore co-incidence and context in large clinical datasets: application to homelessness among U.S. veterans
Warren Pettey
Damon Toth
Andrew Redd
Marjorie E. Carter
Matthew H. Samore
Adi V. Gundlapalli
Network projections of data can provide an efficient format for data exploration of co-incidence in large, clinical datasets. This study presents and explores the utility of a network projection approach to finding patterns in health care...
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North America
Conduct disorder behaviors, childhood family instability, and childhood abuse as predictors of severity of adult homelessness among American veterans
Jack Tsai; Robert A. Rosenheck
Despite US federal efforts to end and prevent homelessness among veterans, there has been limited examination of pre-military factors like childhood problems, associated with adult homelessness. This study examined childhood problems among...
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North America
Experience of primary care among homeless individuals with mental health conditions
Joya G. Chrystal
Dawn L. Glover
Alexander S. Young
Fiona Whelan
Erika L. Austin
Nancy K. Johnson
David E. Pollio
Cheryl L. Holt
Erin Stringfellow
Adam J. Gordon
Theresa A. Kim
Shanette G. Daigle
Jocelyn L. Steward
Stefan G Kertesz
The delivery of primary care to homeless individuals with mental health conditions presents unique challenges. To inform healthcare improvement, we studied predictors of favorable primary care experience among homeless persons with mental...
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North America
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