Summary: Preventing Homelessness
There are many resources provided for homeless youth after they become homeless. However, there are only a few primary and secondary interventions in place to help homeless youth. Services that can help prevent homelessness are finding at risk youth and offering them family therapy and educational services. Primary services for communities and at risk youth include campaigns and educational programs (The Homeless Hub, N.D). These services would include workshops about financial assistance, workshops about jobs, and housing information. Financial assistance can help families with rent and housing agreements. Workshops can help them secure stable jobs. Other primary services would include family therapy that would involve a holistic approach.
Family therapy will allow all family members to realize how every part of their life affects the family dynamics. Family therapy can help them resolve family conflict like unexpected pregnancy, sexual orientation, and behavioral issues (Department of Housing and Urban Development, N.D). For secondary intervention that homeless youth can use is street outreach programs. These programs help homeless youth who have just become homeless and are living on the streets. Street outreach programs allow workers to go out and seek homeless youth in parks, parking lots, and abandon buildings. The team will distribute basic needs that homeless youth need like food, clothes, and clean water (Department of Housing and Urban Development, N.D). As they build a relationship with these youths the outreach program will also inform them about shelters and other solutions to help them get off the streets. Despite the few primary and secondary programs offered for youth they do help a small population of youth from living on the street.
Family therapy will allow all family members to realize how every part of their life affects the family dynamics. Family therapy can help them resolve family conflict like unexpected pregnancy, sexual orientation, and behavioral issues (Department of Housing and Urban Development, N.D). For secondary intervention that homeless youth can use is street outreach programs. These programs help homeless youth who have just become homeless and are living on the streets. Street outreach programs allow workers to go out and seek homeless youth in parks, parking lots, and abandon buildings. The team will distribute basic needs that homeless youth need like food, clothes, and clean water (Department of Housing and Urban Development, N.D). As they build a relationship with these youths the outreach program will also inform them about shelters and other solutions to help them get off the streets. Despite the few primary and secondary programs offered for youth they do help a small population of youth from living on the street.