From the streets to a hotel: a qualitative study of the experiences of homeless persons in the pandemic era.

In the wake of COVID-19, programs for housing homeless individuals in hotels have emerged in the U.S., though research has yielded little information about the impact of these programs on participants expressed in their own words.

Transitioning to independent living: Experiences of homeless young adults in rapid rehousing.

Rapid rehousing (RRH) is an intervention that is being adopted nationally to assist adolescents and emerging adults who are homeless. RRH provides short-term rental assistance for independent scattered-site housing, in addition to an array of support services for approximately 12-24 months. The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of young adults (18-23 years old) who had previously been homeless and who were enrolled in RRH programs set in two urban Northeastern cities, and their subsequent preparedness for independent living.

Mental Health and Service Impacts During COVID-19 for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses Recently Released from Prison and Jail.

Individuals recently released from jail or prison with serious mental illnesses may be vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. This study aims to understand how they experienced the pandemic during initial stay-at-home orders in New York City. Structured surveys and in-depth semi-structured interviews examined the impact of the pandemic on participants.

Understanding Health Talk in Behavioral Health Encounters: A Qualitative Analysis.

Although physical and behavioral health conditions commonly cooccur, best practices making behavioral health treatment responsive to clients' health needs are limited. Particularly little is known about how physical health is addressed by clinicians within routine therapeutic treatment. This study describes the frequency and type of health talk occurring within integrated behavioral health sessions, and explores how this talk functions within ongoing therapeutic work.

The "high cost of low living": Substance use recovery among older formerly homeless adults.

Background: The population of older homeless substance-using adults is growing considerably, and we sought to understand how such individuals gain control of problematic substance use amidst other life problems.

Unlabelled: : Data were collected in an NIMH-funded study in which four in-depth interviews were conducted over 18 months with formerly homeless adults living in permanent supportive housing. The study subsample was comprised of 15 predominantly African American individuals over age 45 who were in recovery for at least six months.

Correction to: Transitioning to Person-Centered Care: a Qualitative Study of Provider Perspectives.

The original article misspelled the name of Lauren Jessell. The original article has been corrected.

"If you're gonna help me, help me": Barriers to housing among unsheltered homeless adults.

Despite a legally-mandated right to shelter and extensive outreach efforts, an estimated 3,675 homeless individuals were living on the streets of New York City in 2018. Through interviews with 43 unsheltered homeless individuals in the borough of Manhattan (age range 21-74 years), this qualitative study examined barriers they face in accessing housing and other services as well as experiences surviving on the street. Through thematic analysis of the interview data, the most common barriers found were obtaining required identification documents, lack of accessibility of shelters amid complex healthcare needs, waiting as part of the process, and exclusion of pets from shelters and housing options.

Eliciting Life Priorities of Older Adults Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.

Background And Objectives: Adults who have experienced chronic homelessness are considered to be "old" by age 50 due to accelerated aging. While permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been found effective for these individuals, there is limited focus on the needs of adults "aging in place" in PSH. This study examined (1) how older adults in PSH identify and rank their life priorities, (2) how they describe these priorities in their own words, and (3) how life course adversity deepens an understanding of these priorities.

Coping amidst an assemblage of disadvantage: A qualitative metasynthesis of first-person accounts of managing severe mental illness while homeless.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Understanding what strategies individuals use to cope with serious mental illness is vital for enhancing their quality of life, mental well-being and recovery, and effective use of services; An episode of homelessness can be a profoundly disruptive event that often leads to chronic stress, social isolation, a negative belief about oneself and restricted access to care, among other adverse experiences; WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: In contrast to existing reviews of qualitative research focusing on escaping homelessness, managing problem substance use and growing resilience, the current review offers an in-depth, interpretive account of coping with serious mental illness during an episode of homelessness; This paper integrates evidence showing the diverse and intricate processes via which homelessness can impede an individual's ability to successfully cope with life stressors and with chronic mental illness; Despite experiencing severe social disadvantage, many individuals demonstrate positive adaptation and coping, and even personal growth; WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: It is important to be aware of the many ways in which coping with serious mental illness can be influenced by adverse environmental factors such as poverty, homelessness, traumatic life experiences and institutional discrimination; Nursing practice should recognize that coping efforts by individuals facing multiple forms of social disadvantage may be shaped by acute adverse life events and institutional interactions, as well as by the stresses and strains of living on the streets; Nursing practice should focus not only on reducing clients' mental illness symptoms and facilitating positive coping behaviours, but also on helping create the conditions that aid clients in leveraging inner resources for personal growth and constructive meaning-making. Abstract Introduction An evidence gap persists concerning the impact of extreme socio-structural disadvantage, such as homelessness, on the nature and effectiveness of coping with severe mental illness (SMI). While existing reviews of qualitative research into homelessness have focused on processes such as escaping homelessness and managing concurrent problem substance use, as well as on the experiences of specific vulnerable groups such as women and youth, no analogical review has been dedicated to understanding the management of SMI during an episode of homelessness.