Public Policy and the Homeless.

Gore, Albert, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ415979

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Public Policy and the Homeless.

Gore, Albert, Jr.

American Psychologist, v45 n8 p960-62 Aug 1990

Describes regional and federal responses to the homelessness crisis, including the author-sponsored White House Conference on Homelessness Act. Supports legislative measures to accomplish the following goals: (1) increased low-income housing; (2) treatment of mentally ill and alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals; and (3) new approaches to education and job training. (AF)

Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Government Role, Health Services, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Job Training, Mental Disorders, Public Policy, Role of Education, Social Responsibility, Social Services, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987

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