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Multiply disadvantaged: Health and service utilisation factors faced by homeless injecting drug consumers in Australia.

Elizabeth WhittakerWendy SwiftAmanda RoxburghPaul DietzeShelley CoggerRaimondo BrunoNatasha SindicichLucy Burns
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2015)
Findings highlight the challenge of mental health problems for homeless PWID. Our results demonstrate that further research that evaluates outcomes of housing programs accommodating PWID, particularly those with comorbid mental health disorders, is warranted. Results also emphasise the need to better utilise integrated models of outreach care that co-manage housing and mental health needs.
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