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The Importance of Context in Understanding Homelessness and Mental Illness: Lessons Learned From a Research Demonstration Project
dc.contributor.authorMowbray, Carol T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBybee, Deborah I.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T14:20:26Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T14:20:26Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.citationMowbray, Carol; Bybee, Deborah (1998). "The Importance of Context in Understanding Homelessness and Mental Illness: Lessons Learned From a Research Demonstration Project." Research on Social Work Practice 8(2): 172-199. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/69136>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1049-7315en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/69136
dc.description.abstractResearch reports on the housing outcomes for persons who are homeless and mentally ill have focused on client characteristics, program type, and services as independent variables, with mixed results. From social work practice, evaluation theory, and public policy perspectives, context is an important variable. Yet, it has received scant research attention in studies of the outcomes of persons who are mentally ill and homeless. This article summarizes research results from a demonstration project providing outreach or linkage services to this target population, illustrating the significant impact of context variables (site and recruitment source) on client characteristics, implementation, qualitative and quantitative service assessments, and housing outcomes. The discussion suggests how these contextual factors may operate, and it goes on to make recommendations to improve social work research and practice concerning the important dimensions of context that should be assessed.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleThe Importance of Context in Understanding Homelessness and Mental Illness: Lessons Learned From a Research Demonstration Projecten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSocial Worken_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arboren_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumMichigan State Universityen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/104973159800800203en_US
dc.identifier.sourceResearch on Social Work Practiceen_US
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