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Mental Illness and Violence Among People Experiencing Homelessness: An Evidence-Based Review.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Mental Illness and Addiction Can Be One of Many Precipitants of Homelessness and Should Not Be Seen as the Underlying CauseMental illness is commonly assumed to be the cause of homelessness.However, homelessness is a complex health equity problem, as it is embedded in a web of structural determinants of health and has potential solutions that are often misrepresented to the public.Extensive research has shown that the strongest drivers of homelessness are related to poverty and housing affordability.10 People of color experience among the highest rates of housing instability (Table 1), attributable to unequal access to mortgages and race-based exclusionary tactics in real estate (redlining), among myriad other factors.11 While a person's current state while homeless may be conflated as the cause of homelessness, homelessness itself can lead to trauma, victimization, problematic substance use, and serious mental illness, exacerbated

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Kevin Y Xu, Jessica A Gold, Hannah S Szlyk, Stephanie A Rolin, Morgan C Shields

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Homelessness and Social Issues

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Awards: Washington University Career Development Program in Drug Abuse and Addiction, YOUNG ADULTS WITH VIOLENT BEHAVIOR DURING EARLY PSYCHOSIS: A MIXED-METHODS ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TRIAL