Homelessness

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Research conducted by: RAND Labor and Population; RAND Health

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of Childhood Abuse with Homeless Women's Social Networks — Jan 1, 2012

The effects of childhood physical abuse should be more actively investigated in clinical settings, especially those frequented by homeless women.

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Social Networks of Homeless Youth in Emerging Adulthood — Jul 31, 2011

Interventions need to recognize the importance of social networks of homeless youth in emerging adulthood by enhancing supportive bonds and reducing substance use and risky sex.

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Racial and Ethnic Service Use Disparities Among Homeless Adults with Severe Mental Illnesses Receiving ACT — May 31, 2011

Case management of community interventions is intended to narrow racial and ethnic disparities, but this study of homeless individuals with severe mental illness found that it reduced disparities for blacks, but not for Latinos.

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Increased Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Migratory Homeless Youth: Exploring the Role of Social Network Composition — Mar 11, 2011

Young homeless "travelers" engage in higher risk behavior than non-traveler homeless and may have different service needs and require different service approaches.

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Sex and Relationships on the Street: How Homeless Men Judge Partner Risk on Skid Row — Dec 31, 2010

Homeless men on LA's Skid Row use visual and behavioral cues, social reputation, feelings of trust, perceived relationship seriousness, and medically inaccurate ''folk'' beliefs to judge whether partners were risky and/or condom use was warranted.

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The Social Context of Homeless Men's Substance Use — Dec 31, 2010

Substance use among homeless men is associated with health problems and riskier personal networks. These findings underscore the importance of interventions that focus on improving mental health and mitigating the drug-using norms of personal networks.

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Does Screening for Pain Correspond to High Quality Care for Veterans? — Aug 31, 2010

Despite routine pain screening in VA, providers seldom documented elements considered important to evaluation and treatment of pain.

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Unprotected Sex of Homeless Women Living in Los Angeles County: An Investigation of the Multiple Levels of Risk — Dec 31, 2009

Homeless women who have a high commitment to their partner and experience physical violence are more likely to have unprotected sex. Trust in condom efficacy and perceived low susceptibility to HIV make women less likely to engage in risky sex.

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Is Substance Use a Barrier to Protected Sex Among Homeless Women? results from between- and within-subjects event analyses — Dec 31, 2009

This study used event-based analyses to examine how alcohol and drug use are associated with protected sex among women residing in temporary shelters in Los Angeles County.

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Personal Network Correlates of Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use Among Homeless Youth — Dec 31, 2009

Youth who are homeless and on their own are among the most marginalized individuals in the United States and face multiple risks, including use of substances. This study investigates how the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana among homeless youth may be influenced by characteristics of their social networks.

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Predictors of Substance Abuse Treatment Need and Receipt Among Homeless Women — Dec 31, 2009

A strong social network, informational support from sex partners, and other social factors affect whether homeless women receive substance abuse treatment.

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Homeless Women's Personal Networks: Implications for Understanding Risk Behavior — Dec 31, 2008

The goal of this exploratory study was to examine the composition of homeless women's personal networks in order to better understand the social context of risk behavior in this vulnerable population.

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The Social Context of Homeless Women's Alcohol and Drug Use — Dec 31, 2008

Homeless women with a greater proportion of heavy alcohol users in their personal networks had greater odds of engaging in binge drinking, and women with a greater proportion of drug users in their networks had greater odds of using marijuana, cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine or other amphetamines. Women with a greater proportion of individuals in their networks that they had met in school or through work had lower odds of marijuana,…

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When, Where, Why and with Whom Homeless Women Engage in Risky Sexual Behaviors: A Framework for Understanding Complex and Varied Decision-Making Processes — Dec 31, 2008

Impoverished women worldwide are at high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. This study explores how homeless women make risky sex decisions and the role that alcohol and drugs play in this process.

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students — Dec 31, 2008

The authors describe the lifetime prevalence and associated health-related concerns of family homelessness among fifth-grade students.

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Sexual Risk Among Impoverished Women: Understanding the Role of Housing Status — Dec 31, 2006

The goal of this study is to enhance understanding of the association between housing status and having multiple sex partners, by investigating how housing status differences can be accounted for by hypothesized explanatory factors.

COMMENTARY

Help for Homeless Women — Jun 16, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Help for Homeless Women, in Washingtonpost.com.

RESEARCH BRIEF

HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested? — Nov 25, 2005

Among a random sample of 460 homeless (sheltered) women and 438 women living in low-income housing (housed women) in Los Angeles County, 83 percent reported that they had been tested for HIV at least once: 88 percent of sheltered women versus 80 percent of housed women.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Prevalence and Predictors of HIV Testing Among a Probability Sample of Homeless Women in Los Angeles County — Dec 31, 2002

The reported HIV seroprevalence of greater than 1% suggests that providers should offer and encourage HIV testing for all homeless women in LA County.

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Providers of Primary Care to Homeless Women in Los Angeles County — Dec 31, 2001

Little is known about the access barriers homeless women face at the sites where they are most likely to receive primary health care.

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