TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Understanding the Effects of Homelessness and Housing Instability on Older Adults
A1  - Brown, Rebecca
A1  - Kushel,, Margot
A2  - Williams, Brie A.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Ahalt, Cyrus
A2  - Chen, Helen
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Ritchie, Christine
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
Y1  - 2014
N1  - 
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
AB  - Homelessness  and  housing  instability  are  common  in  the  United  States,  and  affect  the  health  and  welfare  of  many  older  adults.  Although  definitions  of  homelessness  vary,  the  most  commonly  used  definition  in  the  United  States  comes  from  Congress’s  1987  McKinney-Vento  Homeless  Assistance  Act.  The  McKinney  Act  defines  homeless  individuals  or  families  as  lacking  “a  fixed,  regular,  and  adequate  nighttime  residence,”  including  persons  in  emergency  shelters  and  places  not  meant  for  human  habitation.  In  2009,  Congress  expanded  the  definition  of  homelessness  to  include  people  facing  imminent  loss  of  housing  (eg,  within  14  days  after  their  application  for  homeless  assistance)  (Table  70–1).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100070254
ER  -