When Homeless People are Treated Like Environmental Pollution
Efforts to purge the homeless from a city tend to push them to the fringes of the community and diminish their access to the urban environment.
Efforts to purge the homeless from a city tend to push them to the fringes of the community and diminish their access to the urban environment.
‘Mobile health van may eliminate the biggest inhibitor for homeless people from using night shelters, which is drug addiction.’
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The Deputy Chief Minister said the biggest challenge of homeless in the area and the prime inhibitor for them using night shelters is drug addiction. MLA Alka Lamba, Department of Women and Child Development Chief Shilpa Shinde and other officials were also present at the function.
"The problem of drug addiction is a major problem in the city with a rise in the city’s young abusers and hence a chief issue for the WCD," Shinde said.
Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication is Poor Among Homeless Patients
SFU health sciences researcher Stefanie Rezansoff has published a new study on the treatment of serious mental illnesses among people who are homeless.
SFU health sciences researcher Stefanie Rezansoff has published a new study on the treatment of serious mental illnesses among people who are homeless.
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33,518 Homeless People Perished on Delhi Streets Since 2004
In a shocking revelation by the Delhi Government, as many as 33,000 homeless people have died on Delhi streets since 2004 due to various reasons.
In a shocking revelation by the Delhi Government, as many as 33,000 homeless people have died on Delhi streets since 2004 due to various reasons.
'Housing First' Lowers Alcohol-related Problems in Homeless People With Mental Illness
Housing First , a program to end homelessness in the US, has shown that people are able to move forward with their lives if they are first housed.
Housing First , a program to end homelessness in the US, has shown that people are able to move forward with their lives if they are first housed.
