Preliminary Outline I. Homelessness: Ignoring an epidemic. (Identifying where the homeless come from and how they got there.) Historically the homeless were everyday normal people in society that fall victim to mental illness, substance abuse, alcoholism and unemployment. The most important detail to notice is the role mental illness plays when discussing homelessness. When contemplating the amount of homeless people that suffer from mental illness the numbers are staggering.
Homelessness is defined as what is known as a person or family who lacks housing or is forced to live on the streets or in a shelter. When defining homeless from the actual federal definition, homeless is defined as a person, child, youth and even family who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residency and is required to live in shelters or anywhere that will help accommodated them so they will
– The legal dictionary The Australian Bureau of statistics has many definitions for homelessness in Australia; The worst case of homelessness can be defined as people who are living on the street, sleeping at parks on bench tops, residing in deserted housing or buildings or living in cars. This is the primary and most visual case of homelessness that most people are aware of. There are other definitions of homelessness in Australia that most people are unaware of these are known as secondary levels of homelessness and include people who live in temporary or various places such as with friends or family, this type of homelessness is quiet common throughout
A man without a place to call home is lost. I could not imagine roaming the streets or finding a place to keep warm at night. The homeless population is made up of various people from all walks of life. For instance people who’ve been laid off because of the economy or men and women whose monthly income make it impossible to afford a place to live or people who live below the poverty line. The most shocking of all to me was to find out that veterans of the armed forces (like myself), make up some of 23 percent of the homeless population.
There are many social problems that are associated with homelessness in Pinellas County. Financial problems such as: job loss, not making enough money and not being to afford rent/mortgage is related to the homelessness in Pinellas County (PIT, 2011). Criminal behavior is another social problem related to homelessness. According to Chamard (2010) persons who are homeless involves themselves in criminal activity for survival such as stealing, panhandling and peddling. The criminal activity stems from the homeless person basic needs not being met such as: shelter, food and clothes (Charmard, 2010).
The majority of the people who are homeless admit to not working, but about 20% of homeless people have at least a part time job. More than one third of homeless people are substance abusers, and one fourth are mentally ill. In Harlingen homelessness is a problem because of the lack of jobs available. The cost of living on a
Since the 1970s, severe mental illness has been directly linked to the criminal justice system. The majority of the research on this relationship, however, has focused on measures of mental illness among the incarcerated, with fewer studies focusing on the community-dwelling severely mentally ill and their experiences with arrest and incarceration. Little is known about the crime victims’ experiences or period of homelessness. This population is often victimized by the criminal justice system and little assistance for treatment and stable housing is assessable. Reasons for the link between mental illness and recidivism have been argued for many years.
Homelessness is defined as “having no home or permanent place of residence” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Homelessness is a problem that millions of American’s face each year including, families, children, veterans, mentally ill, and the elderly. Homelessness can be classified as transitional, episodic, or chronic. Transitional homelessness is temporary, and people are able to obtain housing after rendering services. Episodic homelessness refers to persons that have recurring housing problems.
Student’s Name Instructor Joslin Communications 1101 Date of the Essay Neglect of the Unfortunate The United States of America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, yet we as citizens are plagued with senseless social issues such as homelessness and insufficient facilities for the mentally challenged. In the article “Facts and Figures: The Homeless,” the author states that “one approximation of the annual number of homeless in America estimates between 2.3 and 3.5 million people experience homelessness with some 58 percent of them living in shelters and 42 percent unsheltered.” The government, aware of the situation, does not take sufficient action to resolve these
Simply means not having a home. The homeless are a mixture of people with many different problems. Some of the reasons are, losing your job, a natural disasters, relationship breakdown, leaving prison, drug and alcohol problems, a lack of affordable housing and more. But, is homelessness a choice? I say homelessness is a choice.