Society guideline links: Medical care for people experiencing homelessness

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience (2020)

United States

●National Health Care for the Homeless Council: Adapting your practice – Treatment and recommendations for homeless patients

●American College of Physicians (ACP): A position paper on meeting the health and social needs of America's unhoused and housing-unstable populations (2024)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Providing care for children and adolescents facing homelessness and housing insecurity (2013, reaffirmed 2022)

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Health care for homeless women (2013, reaffirmed 2021)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness (2022)