Intellectual Disability and Homelessness

Autor/inn/en	Mercier, C.; Picard, S.
Titel	Intellectual Disability and Homelessness
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55 (2011) 4, S.441-449 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01366.x
Schlagwörter	Homeless People; Mental Retardation; Poverty; Gender Differences; Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Canada (Montreal) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Geistige Behinderung; Armut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland
Abstract	Background: The association between poverty and intellectual disability (ID) has been well documented. However, little is known about persons with ID who face circumstances of extreme poverty, such as homelessness. This paper describes the situation of persons with ID who were or are homeless in Montreal and are currently receiving services from a team dedicated to homeless persons. Aims: (1) To describe the characteristics, history and current situation of these persons; and (2) to report within-group differences as a function of gender and current residential status. Methods: The data were collected from files using an anonymous chart summary. Descriptive statistics on the whole sample (n = 68) and inferential statistics on cross-tabulations by gender and residential status were performed. Results: Persons with ID exhibited several related problems. Some of these persons, primarily women, experienced relatively short periods of homelessness and their situations stabilised once they were identified and followed up. Other persons with ID experienced chronic homelessness that appeared to parallel the number and severity of their other problems. When compared with a previous epidemiological study of the homeless in Montreal, the population of homeless persons with ID differed from the overall homeless population in a number of respects. Conclusion: The results suggest prevention and intervention targets. The need for epidemiological research appears particularly clear in light of the fact that below-average intellectual functioning has been identified as a risk factor for homelessness and a predisposing factor for vulnerability among street people. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10