Episodics Of Homelessness

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In “Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Differences among Homeless People” (2015), Adam M. Lippert and Barrett A. Lee assert that chronically homeless individuals are more susceptible to mental health problems as opposed to the new entry and episodic homeless individuals. Researchers focused on two specific questions: how do psychiatric and AOD disorders vary across three types of homelessness: new-entry, chronic, and episodic? Are such differences robust after adjusting for early life and adult stress and coping resources? They analyzed their data from a National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients drawn from 76 primary sampling areas throughout the United States including 16 assistance programs for the homeless population. Moreover,