Physical Effects Of Homelessness
Sadly most homeless people has to suffer with a type of disease or maybe not, but they also has physical effects towards them-self. Homelessness will face a lot and sometimes more than they can handle. Physical effects could lead to severe damages to a person. There are many effects that happened or can happen to a homeless. In 2007 an article named “Effects of homelessness” says that “Homelessness experience some sort of physical effects. Some were losing self esteem, loss of ability to take care of oneself, increase danger and violence, criminal life, and behavior problems.” These effects like, increase in danger and violence, will affect everyone and not just the homeless because people could get hurt from a homeless person. Individual
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Most homeless walk the streets looking for food, money, and jobs. All homeless people has different ways they spend their days. Some spend their days for the right reasons, but some don’t. Out of the total population of homelessness that there is, only 6% of homeless has a type of job. But most homeless either work as a janitor, or as a housekeeper. The homeless also experience a type of mental illness that they need to deal with daily. Compared to a person who is homeless and not, a person who is not homeless that has a type of health illness, gets treated the correct way. About 72% of homelessness has to deal with a mental illness, but it is not getting treated. Instead homeless people takes drugs and alcohol to help with the illnesses. Not only does some homelessness deal with mental illnesses, they also deal with long term physical health issues. About 56% of the homeless population has a physical health issue. So, homelessness are limited to what they can do. And finally, not only do homelessness has to handle with all of this, sadly some homeless people spends the day taking drugs. According to an article “Impact of homelessness” by homeless link states that, “About 26% of homelessness has been using drugs to help them feel better.” Some homelessness chooses to use drugs and alcohol but not all. These information that is provided shows how being homeless affects themselves. Also it is important to know that most homeless don’t sleep all day, but they do put in the effort in some
Most homeless walk the streets looking for food, money, and jobs. All homeless people has different ways they spend their days. Some spend their days for the right reasons, but some don’t. Out of the total population of homelessness that there is, only 6% of homeless has a type of job. But most homeless either work as a janitor, or as a housekeeper. The homeless also experience a type of mental illness that they need to deal with daily. Compared to a person who is homeless and not, a person who is not homeless that has a type of health illness, gets treated the correct way. About 72% of homelessness has to deal with a mental illness, but it is not getting treated. Instead homeless people takes drugs and alcohol to help with the illnesses. Not only does some homelessness deal with mental illnesses, they also deal with long term physical health issues. About 56% of the homeless population has a physical health issue. So, homelessness are limited to what they can do. And finally, not only do homelessness has to handle with all of this, sadly some homeless people spends the day taking drugs. According to an article “Impact of homelessness” by homeless link states that, “About 26% of homelessness has been using drugs to help them feel better.” Some homelessness chooses to use drugs and alcohol but not all. These information that is provided shows how being homeless affects themselves. Also it is important to know that most homeless don’t sleep all day, but they do put in the effort in some