3) National reports estimate that veterans compose between 24% to 40% of the homeless population. Many of these veterans are homeless due to the general causes of homeless, but it is believed that an additional reason is due to the long-term effects of untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (National Coalition for Homeless, 2008b). Although the majority of homeless individuals are men, women and children are becoming homeless at a disturbing increasing rate. Some of the general causes of homelessness such as affordable housing and poor access to support networks are especially challenging for women and children experiencing domestic violence, who are estimated to comprise of between 46% to 92% of homeless
According to research from Linda Williams and Mary Frederick, “Many [youth] grew up in impoverished households where it was common for them to have encountered physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Not only were they abused, but so too were there siblings, and many report having to protect younger brothers and sisters from abuse” (Siegel & Welsh, 2011, xiii). There are many cases such as these that are heartbreaking yet helpful. Cases such as Aaliyah’s, or research gathered, help guide
The lack of affordable housing is one of the main reasons for the increasing numbers of homeless people in Seattle. Helping these families and individuals with affordable housing could solve some of this concern. Of course there will be altering life
Current Business Research Project Paper RES/341 Sergio Lopez April 30, 2012 Current business research project Business research is defined “as a systematic, organized, data-based effort to investigate a specific problem encountered with the purpose of finding answers or solutions to it” (Sekaran, 2003, p. 5). And according to Sekaran 2003, “research provides the needed information that guides managers to make informed decisions to successfully deal with problems.” This paper will summaries the research in the effect of homelessness of school aged children. Many people in the United States are homeless and a growing sub-population of the
Youth Mentoring New programs have been developed in recent years in an attempt to keep children out of trouble and to help them lead more productive lives. One of these programs is youth mentoring. Youth mentoring programs connect youth with responsible adults willing to commit their time to expose the youth to a different way of life and they help reduce truancy, improve grades, and reduce youth crime. Families, schools, and neighborhoods have been the foundation of support for youth in the past, however, with the decline in funding to pubic systems as well as the absence of traditional families (two parent homes) the necessity has arisen for new programs to fill in the gaps (Tierney 2). Finding volunteers can be challenging but the benefits of mentoring have a positive impact on the life of the volunteer as well.
32,500 children have been neglected in 2010, and in Ingham County 42 percent of children have been abused or neglected (milhs.org). In Ingham County, 8.5 children of every 1000 are in out of home care, referring to foster homes, etc (milhs.org). Unemployment rates and low income is affecting the youth and children in terrible ways. WLNS.COM reported in an article titled “More Michigan Children living in Poverty” that there are a lot of reasons why neglect and abuse has gone up 92%. Now there are more health professionals available to investigate issues of neglect and abuse and family court in Ingham County has become a strong source of help for
For this reason, outreach strategies must be creative, such gaining the acceptance of a client’s pimp or abusive partner or by making arrangements to meet the client in a safe place. With adolescents who are often outcast from troubled families and who are wary and rebellious, cultural competence means understanding that these clients may not trust adults. In these cases, outreach may include gaining the trust of a leader in the group whom other teens tend to follow (HRSA, 2001). Without PSB, the minority groups of New York City could not receive the education, support, and treatment they need in order to survive life on the streets dealing with drug addiction, sexual abuse, and life threatening diseases. The Outreach Teams explore the target areas to identify the “hot spots”, areas where drug dealing or sex peddling occurs.
House program as effective because it provides a variety of services and is obtainable by those in the community. Critics may see the program as being ineffective due to its support of victims and providing repeat services to those who have already utilized there shelter and counseling program but continue to subject themselves to the abuse. Overall the program provides effective services it’s up to the client on how they want to utilize those services to their advantage. Conclusion On average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During a one year, this equates to more than 10 million women
Scope of Work D.C.M.A. Solutions Nathan Manor, Jonathan Delconte, DeShawyn Redish, Crystal Jones “The Beginning to the End of Homelessness” Project Description Team D.C.M.A. Solutions chose to battle homelessness as a charity event project. Homelessness is a growing problem, not just in America, but all over the world. Crystal and Nathan both relate strongly to homeless veterans who make up a staggering 57,849 of the 610,042 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States.
Many people became homeless because of poverty, a situation that can occur because of unavoidable financial expenses or can be manifested through generation-to-generation of poverty. This paper focuses primarily why homelessness occurs in the society and problems associated with homeless people in the community. Homelessness According to Gale (2001) “Homelessness is