The Cause Of Homelessness And Domestic Violence

Homelessness Homelessness is a far too familiar occurrence all around the world. Many homeless victims live in urban areas, however, homeless individuals can be found anywhere. Several people are affected by homelessness, and it is not something new. Individuals, and entire families can lose their home, and the effects can be devastating. There is often physical, mental and emotional fallout resulting from being homeless. Inclimate weather poses a large physical threat to people without shelter, and this would affect a person without shelter far more. Homelessness can be a result of domestic violence, drug abuse, and money problems, when someone is living on the streets, it can lead to these, among other problems worsening. Domestic Violence
Substance abuse could be the excessive use of anything, but it is typically alcohol, illegal drugs, even tobacco. Once these addictions start to drain finances, it leads to someone losing their house. If the substance abuse is a result of domestic violence, someone may consider living on the streets as an alternative to traumatic events. In an urban study, “Twenty-six of the twenty-eight participants identified substance use as a key factor in why they became homeless” (Mcnaughton 181). Once a person comes to the realization that their addiction is expensive, they may try and go to rehab, which is another expense that would increase the possibility of homelessness. There are many reasons for substance abuse, “As a form of escape from the material marginalization and isolation they were experiencing. As a means to cope with prior trauma in their lives, psychologically” (Mcnaughton 181). Many individuals turn to substances as a way to “cope” with their past or ongoing situations. “These factors acted as a trigger for substance use before, during and after episodes of homelessness” (Mcnaughton 185). Once someone is homeless, it is hard to get out of. With an addiction, someone may “feed” that instead of their savings account. When someone is struggling with substance abuse, and it causes them to become homeless, they will lose motivation to try, and their addiction will
When these traumatic events cause funds to be depleted, and someone is still trying to uphold a high standard of living, they could lose their home. Once someone has lost it all, it is hard for them to find motivation, because the climb back up is more difficult than the fall. While everything is not about money, it is almost impossible to keep a home without a form of income or money. Whether or not homelessness was caused by substance abuse or domestic violence, it can still be hard to continue life once there is no longer a house to live in. If money was not the problem, it will soon be once homelessness kicks in. Due to the instability of living on the street, holding a job is hard, and prolonged homelessness only makes it worse. According to Markos, “...one in five people who are homeless are employed. With the current weakened job market and high unemployment, the problem of homelessness is exacerbated” (Markos 2). Most jobs require transportation, as well as good attendance, both of which would be hard for a person living on the streets. Not only has the job market changed, but so has the economy, when talking about homelessness, Markos states that “Other causes can be attributed to economic changes over the last decade and changes to the welfare system” (1). Since the economy has dropped, many families are having to stretch their money, and where it was already stretched