I. Background -- 1. Causes of Homelessness -- 2. Homelessness and the Housing Crisis -- 3. The Modern Pauper: The Homeless in Welfare History -- 4. Deinstitutionalization and Reinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill -- 5. The Criminalization of Homelessness -- II. Mental Health -- 6. Homelessness and the Chronically Mentally Ill -- 7. Problems in the Assessment of Mental Illness among the Homeless: An Empirical Approach -- 8. Mental Health Services for Homeless People -- 9. Mental Health and Homelessness: The Clinician's View -- 10. Mental Health and Other Human Service Needs of Homeless People -- III. Health -- 11. Health and Health Care of Homeless People -- 12. Strategies for the Delivery of Medical Care: Focus on Tuberculosis and Hypertension -- IV. Alcohol -- 13. The Homeless Alcoholic: Past and Present -- 14. Public Policy and the Homeless Alcoholic: Rethinking Our Priorities for Treatment Programs -- V. Special Populations -- 15. Gender, Racial, and Age Variations among Homeless Persons -- 16. Homeless Veterans: Comparisons with Other Homeless Men -- 17. The Elderly Homeless -- VI. Homeless Women -- 18. Homeless Women: Beyond the Bag Lady Myth -- 19. Homeless Families: Four Patterns of Poverty -- 20. Women and Children without Shelter: The Characteristics of Homeless Families -- 21. Domestic Violence Survivors -- VII. Homeless Children and Adolescents -- 22. To Be Young and Homeless: Implications of Homelessness for Children -- 23. Homeless and Runaway Youths: A Review of the Literature -- 24. Stepping Stone: A Haven for Displaced Youths -- VIII. Strategies for Change -- 25. Litigation on Behalf of the Homeless -- 26. Homeless but Not Helpless: Squatters Take Care of Themselves and Each Other -- IX. Conclusion -- 27. Homelessness: A National Perspective.