A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A VETERANS HOSPITAL DOMICILIARY PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS PERSONS

The Clinical Anxiety Scale, the Generalized Contentment Scale, the Rev ised UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the Problem-Solving Inventory were adm inistered to nine male veterans in a Domiciliary Care for Homeless Vet erans program. All four rapid assessment instruments were administered when the veterans were admitted into the program, and again after 3 m onths of participation The program had an intense focus on individual and group counseling. A t test for correlated means was conducted on t he pretest-posttest scores of each instrument All results were statist ically significant, suggesting that this program is effective in helpi ng reduce homeless veterans' feelings of anxiety, depression, and lone liness, and helping them gain confidence in their problem-solving abil ities.