Untangling the Relationship Between Mental Health and Homelessness Among a Sample of Arrestees

Past research has focused on the intertwined relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and criminal justice. Although a well-established correlation between mental illness and homelessness has emerged, a better understanding of how this may be mediated by other prominent risk factors such a...

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Published inCrime and delinquency Vol. 62; no. 5; pp. 592 - 613
Main Authors Fox, Andrew M., Mulvey, Philip, Katz, Charles M., Shafer, Michael S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use
Correlation analysis
Criminal justice
Drug abuse
Health
Homeless people
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental illness
Risk
Risk factors
Social policy
Substance abuse
Victimization
Victims
substance use
arrestees
victimization
incarceration
homelessness
mental health
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Summary:Past research has focused on the intertwined relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and criminal justice. Although a well-established correlation between mental illness and homelessness has emerged, a better understanding of how this may be mediated by other prominent risk factors such as substance use or victimization is warranted. The current study uses data obtained from 3,673 recently booked arrestees to examine these relationships. Using structural equation modeling with measured variables, the analyses indicate the relationship between mental health and homelessness to be almost entirely mediated by alcohol use, drug use, and violent victimization. Policy implications are discussed.
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ISSN:0011-1287
1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128713511571