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Direct linkAsmoredjo, Jolanda; Beijersbergen, Mariëlle D.; Wolf, Judith R. L. M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: To gain insight into client experiences with shelter or community care services for homeless people, homeless youth, and abused women and identify priority improvement areas. Methods: Seven hundred and forty-four clients rated their experiences and 116 clients rated the services' importance. Results: Clients had most positive experiences…
Descriptors: Emergency Shelters, Homeless People, Foreign Countries, Youth
Ferguson, Kristin M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy between the Social Enterprise Intervention (SEI) and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) with homeless youth with mental illness to assess their impact on nonvocational outcomes. Method: Seventy-two homeless youth were recruited from one agency and randomized to the SEI (n = 36) or…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Homeless People
Risler, Ed; Kintzle, Sara; Nackerud, Larry – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
For approximately 35 seconds on January 10, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the small Caribbean nation of Haiti. This research used a preexperimental one-shot posttest to examine the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated trauma symptomatology from the earthquake experienced by a sample of…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Foreign Countries
Krabbenborg, Manon A. M.; Boersma, Sandra N.; van der Veld, William M.; van Hulst, Bente; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Wolf, Judith R. L. M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: To test the effectiveness of Houvast: a strengths-based intervention for homeless young adults. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 10 Dutch shelter facilities randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group. Homeless young adults were interviewed when entering the facility and when care ended.…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Young Adults, Homeless People
McLaughlin, Thomas Chalmers – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
This article examines the cost-effectiveness of providing permanent supported housing to homeless people with mental illness. Through the use of billing records and frequency of use charts, researchers were able to map the service usage of a cohort of 268 homeless individuals from both urban and rural communities. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: Human Services, Homeless People, Mental Disorders, Rural Areas
Spiro, Shimon E.; Dekel, Rachel; Peled, Einat – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Client satisfaction surveys give clients a voice in the planning and management of services. While their use is quite widespread, they have hardly at all been used in the evaluation of shelters for homeless youths. In this article, the authors present findings of a client satisfaction survey conducted among residents of a shelter for homeless…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Satisfaction, Surveys, Youth
