- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A descriptive study of factors leading to homelessness among mentally ill women in Atlanta, 1989
- Creator:
- Madison, Rhonda E.
- Date of Original:
- 1989-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The overall objective of this study was to evaluate service delivery systems in Atlanta shelters to homeless mentally ill women. To attain this objective, the following areas on homeless mentally ill women were addressed by the researcher: (a) characteristics of the women; (b) the location of homeless mentally ill women; (c) shelter characteristics; (d) reasons for homelessness among mentally ill women; and (e) services that should be provided in shelters. A descriptive research design was used in the study. The instrument utilized in the study was a self-administered questionnaire, developed by the researcher and administered to forty female mentally ill residents in a night shelter located in the Atlanta area. The shelter serves 100 women nightly. Forty women (50%) were represented in the sample population. Simple descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages were used to describe the data and to evaluate services received by homeless mentally ill women. The results of the study indicated that factors leading to homelessness were: (1) mental illness, (2) job loss, (3) eviction, and (4) family violence. Other factors included (5) substance abuse, (6) serious physical illness, (7) 'mistreatment' in the shelter, (8) divorce, (9) non-compliance with outpatient treatment, and (10) runaway/throwaway. The study was an attempt to provide a clear understanding of the services that existing service delivery systems render to homeless mentally ill women, and to assess the needs of these women and to identify those services that need to be put into place for this population.
Date of award: 1989-07-01
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work
Advisor: Mitchell, Hattie - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_madison_rhonda_e
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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