The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Mental Health Services for Persons who are Homeless
5186.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Mental Health Services for Persons who are Homeless
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify special needs or risk factors of the population. 2. Describe some of the challenges in addressing the needs of the population. 3. List some of the effective service or treatment approaches.
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Presider(s):Marjorie Robertson, PhD
2:30 PMReasons for homelessness among new shelter entrants
Carol L.M. Caton, PhD, Boanerges Dominguez, MS, Deborah S. Hasin, PhD, Alan Felix, MD, Hunter McQuistion, MD, Lewis A. Opler, MD, PhD, Patrick E. Shrout, PhD
2:45 PMProgram participation by homeless people with mental health problems as a factor in having Medicaid and getting treatment
Martha R. Burt, PhD, Patrick Sharkey, BA
3:00 PMMother-child separations among homeless mothers with mental illness
Susan Barrow, PhD
3:15 PMFamilies matter: Burdens and benefits for homeless adults
Michael F. Polgar, PhD, Carol S. North, MD, MPE, David E. Pollio, PhD
3:30 PMCoordinating Effective Behavioral Health Services for a Chronic Homeless Population
Marcella A Maguire, PhD, Mary Scullion, RSM, Robert Hess, Genny O'Donnell, BA, Alex Otieno, MPH
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA