Outreach

This article examined whether enhancing standard aftercare with an outreach case management intervention would improve patients’ quality of life. A sample of 292 patients discharged from an inpatient psychiatry service were assigned to either an intervention group that received the case management or a control group that received standard aftercare services. Interviews were conducted during the MORE

This article describes how an assertive community treatment (ACT) team that employs a family outreach worker interacts with homeless persons with severe mental illness and their families. The team’s ratings of the frequency and the importance of clients’ and treatment team’s family contact are summarized and compared with independent research reports on patients’ satisfaction with family MORE

Hypertension and diabetes are overrepresented in the African-American population and can be particularly devastating in this population. These diseases share genetic predisposition, medical risk factors, and environmental influences as etiologic factors, and they may be interrelated, at least in part, by obesity and accompanying hyperinsulinemia. Noncompliance with treatment plans is a significant barrier to health improvement MORE

In this article, the author introduces an outreach model based on universal principles of ecology and development in order to better serve disaffiliated, homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities. The outreach process is viewed as transactional in nature and consisting of manageable stages. This presents a transactional and phasic context for a psychosocial developmental assessment which identifies MORE

Mobile outreach psychiatric services have become a popular model of providing care to the mentally ill. A mobile program has been instituted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to provide care to homeless mentally ill in Tulsa County and to assist with emergency crisis intervention. The SPMI (Severely and Persistently Mentally III) have been a challenge for both medical MORE

This resource guide lists resources covering street outreach to homeless youth and other street populations.

This paper examines the literature on outreach to persons who are homeless and have serious mental illness and the results of a survey of eight programs that offer outreach services. Programs were found to share a highly mobile “find and serve” approach to the target population. The largest portion of new clients are engaged at homeless MORE

Results from a survey of 134 homeless people living in 42 urban encampments in central Los Angeles found many in poor health status. Over 30% had chronic illnesses, and 40% had a substance abuse problem. Although outreach efforts have had success in bringing HIV and tuberculosis screening services to encampments, residents report significant barriers to using MORE

This article reports on findings of an 18-month follow-up of 55 homeless and severely mentally ill clients of a hostel outreach program. Results indicated that despite chronic histories of transiency and shelter use, housing stability had been achieved. Initial gains in social functioning and symptom reduction also increased. The authors contend that development of a strong MORE

There has been a steady rise in the number of homeless mentally ill in Britain. This article reviews the scale of the problem and identifies the need for change within mental health services in order to address this challenge. It is argued that mainstream psychiatric services need to become more diverse and open in their approach MORE