2012-05-24T14:56:48Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/homelessness.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120032.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100194.html Jul 31, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100110.html May 31, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110045.html Mar 11, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100116.html Dec 31, 2010 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100155.html Dec 31, 2010 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100106.html Aug 31, 2010 Aug 31, 2010

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100086.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101306.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100160.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000137.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090623.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091102.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>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, cocaine, and crack use.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091008.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090805.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071126.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/06/16/WP.html Jun 16, 2006 Jun 16, 2006

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9103.html Nov 25, 2005 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030527.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020405.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

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