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Assertive Outreach: An Effective Strategy for Engaging Homeless Persons with Substance Use Disorders into Treatment

Deborah Fisk Connecticut Mental Health Center, and Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, L.C.S.W.,
Jaak Rakfeldt Southern Connecticut State University, and Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
, Ph.D. &
Erin McCormack Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
, M.S.W.
Pages 479-486 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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