Locally in Minnesota a resource that is available to veterans is Veteran Resilience Project (VRP). VRP works with veterans to turn their trauma they have been through into growth (Project‚ 2016). Through this resource veterans are offered 12 free sessions of EMDR (Project‚ 2016). This program offers 100% confidentiality to their patients‚ realizing that PTSD is very serious and life changing for the veterans‚ which they want to acknowledge and not take away from them. In knowing that this is very
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experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82‚000 people are homeless on any given night‚ and is caused by several factors such as mental illness‚ drug abuse‚ physical or sexual abuse‚ and simply not having enough money People who have complex life issues related to mental illness and of substance use are the most common people who tend to be homeless. Serious mental illnesses‚ some caused from substance abuse can disrupt people’s ability to carry out essential
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A veteran is a person who has served in the military. On November 11 Veterans Day is celebrated annually in the United States. Historically‚ it was called Armistice Day which only honored WW1 veterans. Now we have a holiday that thanks all war veterans. Veterans day is important because it is time to pay tribute to all the brave men and women that have served our country including ones that have made the ultimate sacrifice. On this day‚ we should express our gratitude to the soldiers that went to
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these circumstances do not just come out of nowhere. There are many factors that lead to becoming homeless. However‚ solutions are out there in the world. Solutions that may end homelessness. We should all work together to end homelessness everywhere throughout the world. This essay will discuss
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age of 18 (1.3 million) are homeless. Detail 10% of the population is called “chronic” and remains without housing for extended periods of time on a frequent bias. (Transition sentence) However there are great effects on the homelessness. Second main idea – homelessness has a tremendous effect on a child’s education Detail approximately 87% of school-age homeless children and youth enrolled in school‚ although only about 77% attend school regularly. Detail The homeless youth is 1.5 times more likely
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According to Coalition for the Homeless‚ in September there were 61‚931 homeless people in New York City just sleeping in the New York municipal shelter system‚ and not counting the people out on the streets. So when I had a chance to visit New York City‚ I saw a homeless person almost every corner I turned on the streets. Most of them were sitting in their dirty clothes‚ holding up a cardboard sign reading‚ “Need Help.” This shook me up immensely time. Just by looking into each set of eyes‚ surrounded
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results of numerous underlying factors; however‚ not all homeless situations will be the same. There are numerous reasons why people become homeless. The first reason is the economy‚ for those who are looking for a job; they are only wasting their time because jobs are so limited. Second‚ from time-to-time governmental agencies are forever changing their eligibility requirements to receive government assistance. As a result‚ many homeless families are denied. Third‚ As a result‚ of budgets cuts
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of various problems. However‚ this does not change the fact that all issues combined create a reality where a young homeless adult becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol‚ and are unable to fight for a better life for themselves: “What we’re seeing is that many LGBT youth‚ who generally come here from across the country because they’re fleeing discrimination in their schools and communities‚ are finding that once they get here the housing is too expensive‚ so they fall into poverty and homelessness…
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Sixty-nine percent of those who were homeless were in sheltered locations and 31 percent were found in unsheltered locations” (Facts). People living in poverty are most likely have a high risk becoming homeless. Many other reasons why becoming homeless is due to economic conditions such as unemployment and increasing housing costs (Why). In addition‚ with all the new economic rules they are at higher risk of losing what they have already. In certain areas‚ homeless people are families‚ single mothers
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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
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