The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment
The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment explains how and why homelessness among the mentally ill has persisted over the past 35 years, despite policy and program initiatives to end it. This ten-chapter book chronicles the unintended rise of homelessness in the wake of far-reaching post-World War II mental health care reforms, and highlights the key role of advocacy in spurring a governmental response to homelessness. The author provides a comprehensive, carefully documented "state of the science" on homelessness, reviews critical issues in managing severe mental illness in the community setting, and presents evidence of the effectiveness of service and housing interventions that have brought stability to the lives of many. Finally, the book reviews the role of homelessness prevention, a recovery orientation, and the promise of early treatment of psychotic disorders to facilitate greater social inclusion and community participation. In addition to providers of housing and services to the homeless mentally ill, this text will appeal to policymakers, mental health professionals, and students of public health and social sciences.
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The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment
The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment explains how and why homelessness among the mentally ill has persisted over the past 35 years, despite policy and program initiatives to end it. This ten-chapter book chronicles the unintended rise of homelessness in the wake of far-reaching post-World War II mental health care reforms, and highlights the key role of advocacy in spurring a governmental response to homelessness. The author provides a comprehensive, carefully documented "state of the science" on homelessness, reviews critical issues in managing severe mental illness in the community setting, and presents evidence of the effectiveness of service and housing interventions that have brought stability to the lives of many. Finally, the book reviews the role of homelessness prevention, a recovery orientation, and the promise of early treatment of psychotic disorders to facilitate greater social inclusion and community participation. In addition to providers of housing and services to the homeless mentally ill, this text will appeal to policymakers, mental health professionals, and students of public health and social sciences.
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The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment

The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment

by Carol L. M. Caton
The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment
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The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment

The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment

by Carol L. M. Caton

Overview

The Open Door: Homelessness and Severe Mental Illness in the Era of Community Treatment explains how and why homelessness among the mentally ill has persisted over the past 35 years, despite policy and program initiatives to end it. This ten-chapter book chronicles the unintended rise of homelessness in the wake of far-reaching post-World War II mental health care reforms, and highlights the key role of advocacy in spurring a governmental response to homelessness. The author provides a comprehensive, carefully documented "state of the science" on homelessness, reviews critical issues in managing severe mental illness in the community setting, and presents evidence of the effectiveness of service and housing interventions that have brought stability to the lives of many. Finally, the book reviews the role of homelessness prevention, a recovery orientation, and the promise of early treatment of psychotic disorders to facilitate greater social inclusion and community participation. In addition to providers of housing and services to the homeless mentally ill, this text will appeal to policymakers, mental health professionals, and students of public health and social sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780190463403
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/28/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Carol L.M. Caton, PhD, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences (in Psychiatry) at CUMC, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, is an internationally known researcher who has conducted federally funded studies of homelessness and severe mental illness, psychosis and substance use disorder, and treatment interventions for homeless people. Her work has been widely published in scientific journals and presented at professional meetings in the United States and abroad.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Chapter One: The Open Door: The Mental Health System Transformed Chapter Two: Voluntarism and the Rise of Advocacy Chapter Three: Homeless People with Severe Mental Illness Chapter Four: Overcoming the Problem of Disengagement from Treatment Chapter Five: Mental Health Services Take to the Streets Chapter Six: From the Streets to Homes Chapter Seven: Challenges to Bringing Housing to Scale Chapter Eight: National Initiatives to Ending Homelessness Chapter Nine: Can Homelessness Be Prevented? Chapter Ten: Beyond Housing: Opening the Door to Community Participation Index
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