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Addressing Mental Health and Trauma-Related Needs of Sheltered Children and Families with Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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Jamie A. Spiegel; Paulo A. Graziano; Emily Arcia; Shana K. Cox; Muriel Ayala; Nicole A. Carnero; Noelle L. O'Mara; Sundari Foundation – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2022
Children and adolescents ("youth") experiencing homelessness are at a disproportionately high risk of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE). However, limited evidence exists as to what interventions are effective when implemented with this high-risk population. The purpose of this study was to (1) document the mental health and…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Homeless People, At Risk Persons
An Impact Evaluation of the "FoodMate" Programme: Perspectives of Homeless Young People and Staff
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Meiklejohn, Sarah J.; Barbour, Liza; Palermo, Claire E. – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objectives: Food insecurity remains an issue for vulnerable populations in developed countries. The potential dietary and food security impacts of nutrition education programmes in Australia remain largely undocumented. This study investigated the impacts of an eight-session nutrition education programme delivered within community case management…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Program Effectiveness, Homeless People
Differential Therapeutic Outcomes of Community-Based Group Interventions for Women and Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
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McWhirter, Paula T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Two community-based group therapies, emotion focused versus goal oriented, are compared among women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 46) and their children (n = 48) aged between 6 and 12 years. A series of repeated measures analyses are employed to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention following random assignment.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Drinking
Smoking Cessation Delivered by Medical Students Is Helpful to Homeless Population
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Spector, Andrew; Alpert, Hilary; Karam-Hage, Maher – Academic Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: The authors pilot a smoking-cessation outreach for the homeless that extends medical students' tobacco cessation education. Method: In this prospective study, second-year medical students administered cognitive behavior therapy or unstructured support to homeless subjects to help them quit smoking. Self-report and biological measures…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Homeless People, Smoking, Behavior Modification
Treatment Implementation in a Short-Term Emergency Shelter Program.
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Teare, John F.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1994
Describes treatment activities at the Boys Town Emergency Shelter Program for runaway and homeless youths. An examination of data collected from 100 shelter users indicated a high number of teaching interactions between staff and youths high levels of youth satisfaction with the staff; and a low frequency of youth disruptive behaviors in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Homeless People
The Effect of Selected Intervention Tactics on Self-Sufficient Behaviors of the Homeless: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.
Moroz, Pauline – 1998
A sample of 24 voluntary participants in a federally funded vocational training and placement program for homeless people in El Paso, Texas, was studied to identify specific interventions that increase self-sufficient behaviors of homeless individuals. Case study data were collected from orientation discussions, career counseling sessions, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns