Sick Enough? Mental Illness and Service Eligibility for Homeless Individuals at the Border

This paper measures mental illness among individuals experiencing homelessness in a border city and compares it to the general housed population. We use original data from a homeless survey conducted in El Paso, Texas. Respondents self-reported any possible mental illness or related symptoms. We fin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Curtis Smith, Ernesto Castañeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/9/8/145