Refining an advocacy model for homeless people coping with psychiatric disabilities.
This article reports a successful field test of a client-driven model of support and advocacy for people labeled mentally ill, which has some similarities to case management models. Refinements of the model to address the unique service needs of similar clients who are also homeless are then articulated. Implications for service delivery are discussed.
Freddolino
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School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Moxley
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support