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22 Contemp. Drug Probs. 265 (1995)
Homeless Clients' Perspectives on Recovery in the Washington, DC, Dual Diagnosis Project

handle is hein.journals/condp22 and id is 287 raw text is: Contemporary Drug Problems/Summer 1995 Homeless clients' perspectives on recovery in the Washington, DC, dual diagnosis project BY ERNEST QUIMBY Ernest Quimby is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Howard University (P.O. Box 987, Washington, DC 20059). He is currently the principal investigator of the federally funded Drug Abuse Research Technical Assistance Project (DARTAP) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and is a co-investigator on a project to assess the effectiveness of integrating clinical treatment with supported employment for the mentally disabled. Homeless persons with substance abuse and mental disorders pose special treatment needs and challenges. According to one client: I'm very unhappy. I'm depressed. I want my own place, a boyfriend and a job. I just want to get it together and have a better life. It's AUTHOR'S NOTE: Support for this project was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Cooperative Agree- ment, U.S. Public Health Service Grant No. UOI-AA-08840. The author also appreciatively acknowledges the support and critical insights of Dr. Robert E. Drake, principal investigator, professor of psychiatry and direc- tor of the New Hampshire's-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. 0 1995 by Federal Legal Publications, Inc.