“They made me feel like I mattered”: a qualitative study of how mobile crisis teams can support people experiencing homelessness
In this study, respondents perceived this MCT model as a desirable alternative to law enforcement and other first responders while satisfying immediate survival needs. To improve MCT's effectiveness for PEH, these teams could collaborate with follow-up providers capable of linking clients to resources and services that can meet their long-term needs. However, these teams may not be able to meaningfully impact the longstanding and complex issues that precipitate crises among PEH in the absence of structural changes to upstream drivers of homelessness and fragmentation of care systems.
Authors
- Megan McDaniel
- Margaret A. Handley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5034-2111)
- Rachel Odes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4567-7379)
- Deepa Manjanatha
- Phillip O. Coffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3891-6570)
- Matthew L. Goldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-9285)
- Janet J. Myers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-530X)
- Paige Lerman
- Siva Sundaram
Institutions
- QB3 (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Impact (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19596-2
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.34