Mental Illness and Homelessness
Research has shown that supported housing is effective for people with mental illnesses (National Mental Health Association, 2006). In addition to housing, supported housing programs offer services such as mental health treatment, physical health care, education and employment opportunities, peer support…
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Substance Abuse and Homelessness - …
www.nationalhomeless.orgREFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Didenko, E. and Pankratz, N. 2007. “Substance Use: Pathways to homelessness? Or a way of adapting to street life?”
Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations
www.nationalhomeless.orgCalifornia ANAHEIM Hope Harbor Family Center Hope Harbor Family Center is a new project of the Orange County Rescue Mission to help homeless and poor families living in motels in Anaheim, California.
Homelessness Among Elderly Persons
www.nationalhomeless.org2 CAUSES Increased homelessness among elderly persons is largely the result of poverty and the declining availability of affordable housing among certain segments of the aging.
McKinney-Vento Act
www.nationalhomeless.orgMcKinney-Vento Act NCH Fact Sheet #18 Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless, June 2006. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (PL100-77) was the first -- and remains the only -
How YOU Can Help End Homelessness
www.nationalhomeless.orgVolunteer at your local, state, or national housing or ... To obtain the voting rights registration manual and poster, ... Homeless Speakers Bureau, contact NCH’s Speakers Bureau Coordinator Michael O’Neill at (202) 462-4822 x20 or [email protected].
Mental Illness and Homelessness
www.nationalhomeless.orgaddictions, but also to disease transmission from injection drug use. This combination of mental illness, substance abuse, and poor physical health makes it very difficult for people to obtain employment and ... belief, many homeless people with severe mental illnesses are willing to accept treatment and services.
Substance Abuse and Homelessness - National Coalition for ...
www.nationalhomeless.orgAccording to the 2006 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 15% of people above the age of 12 reported using drugs within the past year and only 8% reported using drugs within the past month. RELATIONSHIP TO HOMELESSNESS Substance abuse is often a cause of homelessness. Addictive disorders disrupt relationships with family
Employment and Homelessness
www.nationalhomeless.orgMayors, 2005). In a number of cities not surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors - as well as in many states - the percentage is even higher (National Coalition for the Homeless, 1997).
State-by-State Chart of ID Requirements
www.nationalhomeless.orgState-by-State Chart of ID Requirements ... All other registrants are required to provide their driver’s license number. Should they not have a driver’s license, the last four digits of their social security may be provided. Applicants without a social security ... New Hampshire N/A Yes N/A No New Jersey No No Yes† No
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