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Mental and Physical Health of Homeless Persons Who Use Emergency Shelters in Vancouver
Author(s):
Acorn, Sonia
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Description: Homelessness is often assoicated with deinstitutionalized of chronic mentally ill people but estimates of the number of mentally ill people in the homeless population vary. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of pyschiatric problems amongst the users of shelters for the homeless population in Vancouver, British Columbia. In additions, the study documented the demographic and physical health characteristics of shelter residents.
Type of Resource: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Volume: 44
Issue: 9
Pages: 854-857
Location: Vancouver
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A Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) initiative. The CHRN has received financial support from the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada