4114.0 Evidence-based Policy and Practice on Homelessness

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 12:30 PM
Oral
This session addresses some of the complexities of providing services to homeless mentally ill and those with other disabilities. In this session presenters will discuss a team centered approach of integration of health care. In this session presenters will also discuss the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model for use among hard to treat homeless people with severe mental illness.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe impact of living in shelters on health of adults with disabilities 2. Identify barriers for homeless accessing health care 3. Identify concepts to creating an integrated system of care for homeless 4. Define Assertive Community Treatment ACT for homeless mentally ill
Moderator:
Suzanne Zerger, MA

12:30 PM
Physical disability, homelessness, and health
Pei-Shu Ho, PhD and Matthew Kehn, MPP
  
12:50 PM
Integrated healthcare for homeless individuals: A biopsychosocial model that works
Mary E. Jude, FNP-C, MSN, MPH and V. Trip Gardner, MD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness
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