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| Interagency working to support the health of people who are homeless | | Author(s) | Louise Joly, Claire Goodman, Katherine Froggatt, Vari Drennan |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 10, Pt 4, October 2011 |
| Pages | pp 523-536 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Keywords | Homelessness ; Health [elderly] ; At risk ; Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Social policy ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Coordination. |
| Annotation | Interagency working is a recurrent theme in homelessness policy literature, but is ill defined and rarely addressed in UK homelessness research. This article draws on findings from a study on how the health needs of homeless people were being addressed by multiple providers in one UK inner city area. The authors argue that a focus on the health needs and behaviours perceived as being a risk to the general population (eg tuberculosis, begging, sex work, drug use) directly influences interagency working and how professional networks organise themselves. The findings are discussed with reference to the impact of social policy on the health of people who are homeless. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111011005 A |
| Classmark | K4A: CC: CA3: IK: I: TM2: QK6: QAJ |
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