Contents

1. Introduction

2. How Many Homeless People Are There?

3. Homeless Families, Singles, and Others

4. Effects of Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Problems on Characteristics and Circumstances of Homeless People

5. Issues in Child and Youth Homelessness

6. Patterns of Homelessness

7. Comparing Homeless Subgroups within Community Types

8. Factors Associated with Homeless Status

9. Homeless Assistance Programs in 1996, with Comparisons to the Late 1980s

10. Program Structures and Continuums of Care

Conclusions

Appendix

Index

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