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Story of Our Post Office
USA, Postmeister, Biographie, Union Postale Universalle (UPU).
The Compleat Observer?
Combining anecdotal accounts, inter-professional experiences, critical debate and practical pointers to being a good observer, this book explores issues surrounding observation in social science-orientated research.
Mental Health Services and Vulnerable Populations
Articles on: assessing the need, use, and develop. in mental health/substance abuse care; the drug abuse treat. gap: trends in Medicare Pt. B mental health utilization and expend.; provider specialty choice among Medicare beneficiaries treat. for psychiatric disorders; a resident-based reimburse. system for intermed. care facilities for the mentally retarded; expend. for mental health serv. in the Utah Prepaid Mental Health Plan; cost shifting in a mental health carve-out for the AFDC pop.; solutions for adverse selection in behavioral health care; health insur. coverage at midlife; and extending Medicaid to child. through school-based HMO coverage.
Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness
Humans are social animals and, in general, don’t thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people, many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesses, often live socially isolated on the streets or in shelters. Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness describes a carefully designed large-scale study to assess how well these people do when attempts are made to reduce their social isolation and integrate them into the community. Should homeless mentally ill people be provided with the type of housing they want or with what clinicians think they need? Is residential staff necessary? Are roommates advantageous? How is community integration affected by substance abuse, psychiatric diagnoses, an...
Over the Edge
Often described as an emergency, homelessness in America is becoming a chronic condition that reflects an overall decline in the nation's standard of living and the general state of the economy. This is the disturbing conclusion drawn by Martha Burt in Over the Edge, a timely book that takes a clear-eyed look at the astonishing surge in the homeless population during the 1980s. Assembling and analyzing data from 147 U.S. cities, Burt documents the increase in homelessness and proposes a comprehensive explanation of its causes, incorporating economic, personal, and policy determinants. Her unique research answers many provocative questions: Why did homelessness continue to spiral even after e...
