Homeless Health Concerns

• Overviews
• Face of Homelessness (Bureau of Primary Health Care)
• Homeless (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Specific Conditions
• Understanding SSI: Spotlight on Homelessness (Social Security Administration)

• Nutrition
• 10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag through the Food Stamp Program: Learn If You or Someone You Know Might Be Eligible for Food Stamps (Food and Nutrition Service)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Homeless Shelters (Food and Nutrition Service)

• Research
• Homeless People Nationwide Have High Rate of Acute Care Use, Report Difficulty Accessing Needed Care (American Medical Association)

• Directories
• Bureau of Primary Health Care Service Delivery Sites (Bureau of Primary Health Care)
• Housing Counseling List of Agencies (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
• Local Homeless Assistance (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Organizations
• Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) (Administration for Children and Families)
• National Center on Family Homelessness

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• Health Care for the Homeless Bibliographies (Bureau of Primary Health Care)

• Law and Policy
• Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action (Dept. of Health and Human Services)

• Statistics
• How Many People Are Homeless? Why? (Center for Mental Health Services)
• Who Is Homeless? (Center for Mental Health Services)

• Women
• Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

• Children
• What about the Needs of Children Who Are Homeless? (Center for Mental Health Services)