Our Neighbors On The Streets: A Social Justice Perspective

The "triple challenged" are what I call those people who are homeless, have mental health challenges and "self-medicate".  Thus, they are "dually diagnosed" people on the streets or in shelters, etc. A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems. The following questions and answers, and chart are reprinted, courtesy of the National Mental Health Association of Georgia What is Dual Diagnosis? A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems. What Kind of Mental or Emotional Problems are Seen in People with Dual Diagnosis? The following psychiatric problems are common to occur in dual diagnosis - i.e., in tandem with alcohol or drug dependency. Depressive disorders, such as ...

Press Room  |  Maps & Charts  |  Contact Us About Homelessness Issues Policy Solutions Library News & Events Take Action Training About Us Home  >  Library  > Fact Sheet: Chronic Homelessness More Sharing Services Share Fact Sheet: Chronic Homelessness FACT SHEETS | 24 JAN 2010 AUTHOR: NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS FILES:  PDF | 129 KB | 3 PAGES Chronic Homelessness Updated January 2010 An estimated 63 percent of people who experience homelessness at any given point in time are individuals – or single adults. Most enter and exit the homeless system fairly quickly. The remainder live in the homeless assistance system; in a combination of shelters, hospitals, jails, and prisons; or on the streets. An overwhelming majority (80 percent) of single adult shelter users enter the homeless system only once or twice, stay just over a month, and do...

First things first 'Housing first,' a radical new approach to ending chronic homelessness, is gaining ground in Boston. By Florence Graves and Hadar Sayfan  |   June 24, 2007 AT THE LATIN ACADEMY, a majestic former school built in 1900 near Dorchester's Codman Square, Joe Jeannotte is participating in a social experiment. Jeannotte lives in a sparsely furnished new two-bedroom apartment. Light streams through large windows, and a burgundy and forest green couch faces a small television. He looks older than his 38 years -- gaunt, scruffy, with dark brown hair -- and shares the place with his girlfriend, Judy, who asked that her last name not be used. Often, the noise of construction filters in as workers rehab other apartments, but the couple doesn't complain. Not long ago, they were convinced they would never have a place to live at all. When they moved into the new place, at public expense, they had no home and no money, and both had been str...

eaking News - MassLive.com  >  Springfield Springfield demonstrators end 5-hour sit-in at City Hall after plea for more aid to the homeless Published: Monday, April 30, 2012, 5:26 PM     Updated:  Monday, April 30, 2012, 5:27 PM   By  Peter Goonan, The Republican  Follow 6 Share Email Print Enlarge Michael S. Gordon, The Republican April 30, 2012 - Springfield - Staff photo by Michael S. Gordon - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, center left, talks with advocates for the homeless, including John Morris, third from right, and Morgan Benway, far right, outside his city hall office Monday as they assembled there to demand more city action to address homelessness in Springfield. At far left is Thomas T. Walsh, the mayor's communications director. Homeless advocates at Springfield City Hall  gallery (8 photos) Updates  a story posted Monday at 11:34 a.m. SPRINGFIELD — A sm...