Mills, Sarah A. (2019) Homelessness, alcohol and drug misuse and readiness to change: A systematic review. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Homelessness is a global issue with many governments providing a variety of services, such as soup kitchens, housing support and health services. Homeless persons with drug and alcohol misuse issues are a vulnerable population and due to their transient nature, are difficult to engage in ongoing/extended services to facilitate behaviour change which in turn can impact their cycle of homelessness. Research has found that an individual’s participation in services, and types of services available are factors that contribute to treatment entry and exiting homelessness. Using the PRISMA framework, this study aims to examine the research on an individual’s RTC, their service attendance, AOD use and housing outcomes among homeless individuals with AOD misuse issues. The findings indicate that RTC identifies the stage an individual is at in their behaviour change process. However, it was found that RTC does not consistently predict AOD use change or program attendance and retention, and that program retention and attendance does not consistently result in AOD use change. This review provides insights for service providers and researchers seeking to engage homeless persons in AOD treatment services and will help to inform government agencies where to direct suitable resources to assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Current UniSQ staff and students can request access to this thesis. Please email research.repository@unisq.edu.au with a subject line of SEAR thesis request and provide: Name of the thesis requested and Your name and UniSQ email address |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein; John Gilmour |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2025 01:48 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2025 01:48 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cycle of homelessness; readiness to change; alcohol and drugs; homelessness; change; substance use |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52583 |
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