Pathways to social integration among homeless-experienced adults with serious mental illness: a qualitative perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social integration (i.e., reciprocal interactions with peers and community members) is a notable challenge for many homeless-experienced adults with serious mental illness (SMI). In this study, we examine a range of housing services offered to homeless-experienced adults with SMI and identify the impacts of supportive services on participants' social integration outcomes, with the goal of improving services in transitional and permanent housing settings for homeless-experienced adults with SMI.

Methods

Through semi-structured interviews with homeless-experienced adults with SMI (n = 30), we examine the impacts of housing and service settings on participants' social integration. Participants received services in a variety of housing settings, including transitional

SUBMITTER: Chinchilla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451229 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature