Street Mental Health Handbook: Care Delivery Across the Spectrum of Homelessness - Simon Hatcher & Liz Frye & Kim Van Herk
English | 2025 | 223 Pages | ISBN: 3032006627 | PDF EPUB (True) | 11.35 MB
English | 2025 | 223 Pages | ISBN: 3032006627 | PDF EPUB (True) | 11.35 MB
This book grounds the work of street mental health within the lived realities of the people it serves, emphasizing the importance of trauma and context of care, and how these factors shape the experience of homelessness and engagement with mental health care. With the rise in homelessness has come a growing movement of street medicine-healthcare delivered directly to individuals who live on the streets, in encampments, or within emergency shelters. While physical health services are relatively well-integrated into street medicine models, mental health care remains underdeveloped and poorly resourced. There is a pressing need for guidance, reflection, and solidarity in this space.