Supportive Housing for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness: How Does It Work?-Presentation Q&A

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Rosenknecht discusses different approaches for chronically homeless individuals versus those who are recently homeless. He emphasizes that not everyone needs intensive support and housing and that individualized care is important. He also addresses challenges in working with homeless women who have children and mentions the possibility of reuniting them with their children when housed. Dr. Rosenknecht also talks about the misconception that homeless people wander around the country, stating that most homeless individuals are in the city where they were residing before becoming homeless. He highlights the importance of medication for severe mental illness and mentions the effectiveness of targeting high-need, high-cost patients. The video concludes with discussions on the allocation of funds for housing and mental health services.

Keywords

chronically homeless

recently homeless

individualized care

medication for severe mental illness

allocation of funds