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    Risk Of Homelessness

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    For example‚ Odell and Commander identify some risk factors for homelessness among people with psychotic disorders as they recruited them from mental services. According to their research about psychotic disorders‚ the data from interviews and medical records showed High rates of severe mental illness amongst single homeless populations have been consistently reported in the literature. The reasons for this disturbing finding arise‚ at least in part‚ from structural features in our society are

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    In 1890 an act called McKenley Act increment the import tariff on foreign sugar in America. Thereof Hawaii’s sugar price were up and profits sank. Mostly America knew‚ that the only solution will be the annexation of Hawaii. In 1891 Hawaii’s king died passing to the throne her sister the queen Liliuokalani‚ That of course was opposed to the annexation. And planned a new constitution that’ll favored native hawaiians. Even Though the Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate her throne. But

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    The Homeless “She lives with a tribe of homeless teens- Runaways and throwaways‚ kids who have no place to go to other than the cold city streets‚ and no family except for one another. Abused‚ abandoned and forgotten‚ they struggle against the cold‚ hunger‚ and constant danger” (“Can’t get there from here” by Todd strasser). Here in the United States‚ about more than 610‚000 people face the tragedy of losing their homes (Annual Homeless Assessment). As a matter of fact‚ according to the “Global

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    Competing representations of Youth homelessness: Media Vs. Advocacy Discourses Introduction Youth homelessness in Canada is a paradoxical reality: although the country has the high GDP‚ the large economy and the high consumption rate in the North America and even the whole world‚ there are still a large number of young people who have to face the lack of basic living conditions‚ such as employment and housing. Today‚ youth homelessness‚ which is recognized as a serious social issue in Canada‚ has

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    Still to this day‚ homelessness is a huge problem in Canada. Far too many people are living without a home‚ and everyday this rates of homelessness rises. People living without a home are not only missing out on a bed to lie in‚ but also a place of security that gives a sense of belonging and wellbeing (The PLoS Medicine Editors‚ 2008). The reasons behind becoming homeless are endless. It could be because of a loss of job‚ family conflict‚ violence and abuse‚ or substance abuse. While there are many

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    the world today. The National Alliance to end homelessness reported that 651‚859 people in the United States were homeless in 2007 and of that amount 5‚320 where residents of the District of Columbia. Decreasing the number of homeless in our society will decrease the number of shelters and the illnesses that occur when being homeless; having no home or shelter is a major societal issue that needs to be resolved in order to make society better. Homelessness is a societal issue that is a result of three

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    doesn’t mean that the United States has the most homelessness in the world‚ it means that it has the most homeless out of all the countries with benefits‚ no wars and the promise of a better life. There are many reasons that the United State as the most homeless in the industrialized world‚ one is the lack of affordable housing‚ education(or a lack thereof)‚ and the lack of mental health treatment for those who need it. One way that homelessness can be solved or shrunken to a manageable size is

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    abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation” (42 U.S.C.‚ Sec. 330. 2014.). Homelessness‚ including temporary‚ touches everyone: youth‚ people with higher education‚ people with occupations‚ and people with families. Homelessness began to be a problem in the later half of the twentieth century. In the seventeenth century‚ people believed that homelessness only happened to people as punishment by God‚ and they needed to prove their “worth”‚ or in the modern language

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    reasons for leaving home but all have the same reason for becoming homeless. They simply just do not have enough money. This learner feels that homelessness is a subject that needs to be explored and understand that as human services workers‚ what we can do to minimize or even eradicate homelessness. This paper will describe all aspects of homelessness and

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    Causes and Effects of Homelessness Tera Penrod Purpose: To help people understand homelessness. Audience: Readers interested in learning about some causes of homelessness and some effects it has. Homelessness is living without a home‚ be it on the streets or in shelters. There are many causes for people becoming homeless‚ and the combination of factors that lead to homelessness are different for every individual. Some of the factors that contribute to homelessness for youth‚ single adults

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