Homelessness

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Addiction Disorders and Homelessness -- discusses the relationship between alcohol and drug addiction and homelessness. (National Coalition for the Homeless)

Domestic Violence and Homelessness -- discusses the relationship between domestic violence (as a contributing factor) and homelessness. (National Coalition for the Homeless)

Employment and Homelessness -- This fact sheet examines the relationship between work and homelessness, including the contribution of unemployment, underemployment, and low wages to homelessness.(National Coalition for the Homeless)

Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action -- This document is a report from the March 2003 work group of the Secretary of Health and Human Services on ending chronic homelessness. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

Legal Remedies to Address Discrimination Against People Who Are Homeless and Have Mental Illnesses -- This report is designed primarily for those involved in planning and administering mental health programs and services for homeless people. (National Resource Center on Homelessness & Mental Illness)

National Organizations Concerned with Mental Health, Housing, and Homelessness -- a resource list of Federal agencies and national organizations that are concerned with mental health treatment, services, and housing needs of homeless individuals and homeless families. (National Resource Center on Homelessness & Mental Illness)

Preventing Homelessness Among People with Serious Mental Illnesses -- This paper discusses examples of initiatives that help people with serious mental illness avoid homelessness and stresses the importance of prevention efforts to decreasing homelessness in this population. Recommendations for preventive strategies are also discussed. (National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness)