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Who uses services for homeless people? An investigation amongst people sleeping rough in London
Author(s) -
Fountain Jane,
Howes Samantha,
Marsden John,
Strang John
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.654
Subject(s) - sociology , social work , older people , service (business) , work (physics) , psychology , sample (material) , gerontology , medicine , business , marketing , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , law
From a sample of 389 homeless people in London, the characteristics of those who used services for homeless people are presented and the implications for service planning and delivery explored. Staff providing services for this client group need knowledge about drug use and the confidence to work effectively with homeless drug users. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.