The rural homeless in America is often overlooked in the social sciences literature, and this title has been designed to provide a thorough and exhaustive account of current thinking on the topic in order to fill that void. This groundbreaking text examines the lives of today's rural homeless as well as US policy and research methodologies for studying this unique population. The book offers useful research-based approaches to change the drastic and under-estimated situation that the rural homeless face. With specific case examples, it highlights the problems facing this population and shows how a family health-based approach to solutions can help. Micro and macro level intervention approaches make this text ideal for classroom use in terms of a practical approach to collecting quantitative and qualitative data as well as providing a primary source for professionals or academics who have an interest in the subject.