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Linking Homelessness in Secondary School to Postsecondary and Early Labor Market Outcomes in Maryland Using a Continuum of Risk Framework
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Dawnsha R. Mushonga; Mathew C. Uretsky; Bess A. Rose; Angela K. Henneberger – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
Homeless and low-income students share multiple overlapping risk experiences; however, some studies report little to no observed differences in outcomes between these students. From the cumulative risk perspective, homelessness is perched at the extreme edge of economic insecurity, suggesting that homeless students encounter additional hardships…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Grade 6
Deaf Child and Adolescent Consumers of Public Behavioral Health Services
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Crowe, Teresa V. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2019
This study describes the demographic profiles of 1,164 deaf children and adolescents who are consumers of the public behavioral health services in the state of Maryland. Up until recent years, data about deaf adults, children, and youth were unavailable. Over the past couple years, items to the Outcomes Measurement System (OMS) Interview included…
Descriptors: Deafness, Children, Adolescents, Public Health
Screening for and Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C among an Outpatient Urban Sample of People with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse
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Himelhoch, Seth; Goldberg, Richard; Calmes, Christine; Medoff, Deborah; Slade, Eric; Dixon, Lisa; Gallucci, Gerard; Rosenberg, Stanley – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
Background: To assess rates of screening and testing of HIV and HCV among those with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Methods: One hundred fifty-three people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders completed measures and were screened for HIV and HCV. Results: Six percent were HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, Drug Use
Personal Resources and Homelessness in Early Life: Predictors of Depression in Consumers of Homeless Multiservice Centers
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DeForge, Bruce R.; Belcher, John R.; O'Rourke, Michael; Lindsey, Michael A. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
This study explored the relationship between personal resources and previous adverse life events such as homelessness and depression. Participants were recruited from two church sponsored multisite social service centers in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The interview included demographics and several standardized scales to assess history of…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Mental Disorders, Multiple Regression Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Where Do You Go from Nowhere: Homelessness in Maryland.
Health and Welfare Council of Central Maryland, Inc., Baltimore. – 1986
This report assesses the extent of homelessness in Maryland. Data are provided in the following areas: (1) the number of homeless people; (2) causes of homelessness; (3) distribution of the homeless and characteristics of those sheltered; (4) shelter beds available; (5) what is needed to address the problems of homelessness; (6) the extent of the…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Demography, Economic Factors, Emotional Disturbances