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dc.creatorMorcelle, Madeline T.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T17:03:22Z
dc.date.available2015-07-10T17:03:22Z
dc.date.created2014
dc.identifierWLURG38_Morcelle_POV_2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/32122
dc.descriptionMadeline T. Morcelle is a member of the Class of 2015 of Washington and Lee University School of Law.en_US
dc.descriptionCapstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]en_US
dc.description.abstractHousing instability and HIV-positive status are inextricably linked. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is an intervention to address chronic homelessness. Individuals who transition from housing instability to PSH experience an improvement in their health. Evidence has shown that PLWHA who have stable housing are more likely to obtain medical care and are better able to adhere to their antiviral therapy and related medical care. PSH dramatically reduces both HIV/AIDS mortality and the transmission of HIV. The cost of PSH roughly offsets the public costs to hospitals, mental health services, corrections, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that tenants living with HIV/AIDS would incur without housing. Despite the efficacy of the PSH model, federal funding for PSH is insufficient to meet the needs of housing-unstable and homeless PLWHA. As a result, thousands of Americans remain on PSH waiting lists. This Article argues that society has a responsibility to correct for special disadvantages resulting from the social lottery. It argues that PSH is such a remedy. Ultimately, this Article avers that PSH is a key element in the holistic treatment of housing-unstable PLWHA and advocates for increased federal funding for HIV/AIDS-specific PSH.en_US
dc.format.extent17 pagesen_US
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dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capabilityen_US
dc.titleMore Than a Home: Permanent Supportive Housing is Health Care for People Living With HIV/AIDSen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.isPartOfRG38 - Student Papers
dc.rights.holderMorcelle, Madeline T.
dc.subject.fastPovertyen_US
dc.subject.fastHomeless persons -- Health and hygieneen_US
dc.subject.fastHIV infections -- Treatmenten_US
dc.subject.fastHIV-positive persons -- Services foren_US
local.departmentShepherd Poverty Programen_US
local.scholarshiptypeCapstoneen_US


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