Characteristics of homeless individuals using emergency department services in 2014

This Statistical Brief examines the characteristics and disposition if homeless individuals reporting to emergency departments (EDs). It cover mental illness, suicide and self-inflicted harm, insurance status, age range, race/ethnicity and the type of hospital (teaching vs. nonteaching) for the year 2014. Data were from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 2014 State Inpatient Databases (SID) and 2014 State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) from eight States (Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Wisconsin).