Medical and Psychiatric Needs of the Homeless—A Preliminary Response
Social WorkPublished 1 January 1988
Robert W. Surber, Eleanor Dwyer, Katherine Ryan, Stephen M. Goldfinger, John T. Kelly
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An effort to under stand and respond to the medical and psychiatric needs of the homeless in San Francisco is described.
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The results of two surveys that assessed the medical and psychiatric needs of the homeless in San Francisco are discussed A program designed to meet the needs of this population is described, and further programmatic and policy considerations to respond to the problem of homelessness are advocated.
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