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Author(s): Bonnie Burlingham, Michele Peake Andrasik, Mary Larimer, G. Alan Marlatt, Clarence Spignere
Publication Date: 2010
An estimated 17% of the homeless population in the United States are women. In this qualitative study, interviews were conducted with 7 chronically homeless, alcoholic women selected from a related study, to gain deeper insights regarding their perceptions of housing. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. To ensure reliability, several investigators worked to create categories from which patterns of themes emerged. A consistent pattern...
Author(s): Mary E. Larimer, Daniel K. Malone, Michelle D. Garner, David C. Atkins, Bonnie Burlingham, Heather S. Lonczak, Kenneth Tanzer, Joshua Ginzler, Seema L. Clifasefi, William G. Hobson, Alan Marlatt
Publication Date: 2009
"Health Care and Public Service Use and Costs Before and After Provision of Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons With Severe Alcohol Problems." HRC is providing open access to this article.
ContextChronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems often have multiple medical and psychiatric problems and use costly health and criminal justice services at high rates. Objective To evaluate association of a "Housing First" intervention...