Pt. I. Introduction and special groups. Introduction / Dinesh Bhugra -- Homelessness and mental illness: a brief history / Philip Timms -- Models of homelessness / Alan Mgnaught and Dinesh Bhugra -- Young homeless and homeless families: a review / Dinesh Bhugra -- Homeless women / E. Jane Marshall -- Homelessness and criminality / Philip Joseph -- Pt. II. Services. Services for the mentally ill homeless / E. Jane Marshall and Dinesh Bhugra -- Clinical work with homeless people in the USA / William R. Breakey -- The severely mentally ill in hostels for the homeless / Max Marshall -- Old and homeless in London and New York City : a cross-national comparison / Carl I. Cohen And Maureen Crane -- Primary health care of the single homeless / David El-Kabir And Simon Ramsden -- Pt. III. International perspective. European perspectives : introduction to European chapter / Max Marshall. Homelessness in Denmark / Preben Brandt and Povl Munk-Jørgensen. Continental European experience: Germany / Wulf Rössler and Hans Joachim Salize. Homelessness : an Irish perspective / Joseph Fernandez -- Lessons from America : semantics and services for mentally ill homeless individuals / Leona L. Baghragh -- Homelessness and mental health : lessons from Australia / Helen Herrman and Cecily Neil -- Pt. IV. Policy and evaluation. Implications of social policy / David Kingdon -- Evaluating services for homeless people with mental disorders: theoretical and practical issues / Max Marshall -- Future directions for homeless mentally ill / Dinesh Bhugra.