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The impact of a Housing First intervention and health-related risk factors on incarceration among people with experiences of homelessness and mental illness in Canada.

Linh LuongJames LachaudFiona G KouyoumdjianStephen W HwangCilia Mejia-Lancheros
Published in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2020)
Among adults with experiences of homelessness and severe mental illness, those with substance and alcohol dependence/abuse disorders, history of TBI, and recent ED visits were at increased odds of incarceration. Strategies are needed to prevent and reduce incarceration for this population, including treatment of mental illness in the community.
Keyphrases
  • mental illness
  • mental health
  • risk factors
  • emergency department
  • traumatic brain injury
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • early onset
  • severe traumatic brain injury
  • intimate partner violence
  • smoking cessation