The housing Act 1980 was an act of parliament passed by the parliament of the United kingdom that gave five million council houses tenants in England the right to buy their houses from their local authority (The guardian 2015) This social policy has an impact on social workers in 21st century. Most of the homeless are lone parents‚ low income‚ young people‚ old age‚ unemployment disabled and ill health these are the group of people who are more likely to be supported by a social worker. But due
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Kennedy D.P.‚ Green‚ H.D. & Zhou‚ A. (2011). The social context of homeless men’s substance use. Drug Alcohol Depend‚ 118(3): 320-325. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Williams‚ S.‚ & Stickley‚ T. (2011) Stories from the streets: People’s experiences of homelessness. J Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs‚ 18(5): 432-439. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
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shifts and even those shifts are inconsistent. The information provided by the National Homeless Coalition (2009) regarding “why are people homeless” confirmed my notion that the increasing struggles in our economy has resulted in an increase in homelessness. The surprising factor that I neglected to visualize was the impact it had on children and families. When people think about the homeless‚ they often envision older adults on the streets. It is too painful to imagine that children are on the streets
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In the year 2010‚ former President Barrack Obama proposed a law that would have the objective of increasing the amount of insured Americans. The law‚ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ also referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare‚ set policies that are meant to protect the rights and health of the general population and are a clear form of government involvement in health care. This law acted in response to the lack of coverage of many insurance providers. Despite the possible
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Katarina Saetern Posh English 12 26 September 2014 Homeless Youth “Nearly 6.5 million young Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are not in school or the work force.” (Emmons) Sadly every year there are millions of children experiencing homelessness‚ these children are living in cars‚ shelters‚ and abandoned buildings. (Doorways for Women…) Being homeless causes these children to relocate constantly‚ which results in being pulled out of school and away from their peers. Children are more than
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with chronic mental conditions‚ such as schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder‚ major depression‚ and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder‚ as well as those with a history of alcohol and/or substance abuse and those who are suicidal or prone to homelessness. 3- Social. In the social realm‚ vulnerable populations include those living in abusive families‚ the homeless‚ immigrants‚ and refugees (AJMC‚ 2006). Access Vulnerable populations is limited‚ Collaborate with community programs to Share
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Client Paper BSHS/305 December 8‚ 2014 Cassidy Hawf Sara Worsham In society today‚ there are numerous issues facing human services clients. Homelessness‚ services having their funding cut‚ and the association of stigmatization that one might receive while accepting services are just a few issues. Many of those who face these issues may always face substance abuse issues or may be in domestic violence situations. Due to the additional factors‚ clients may not feel as though they
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system could be the major reason why the process of deinstitutionalization has failed. The community and the mental health system need to work together to find a solution. 2. How is the local community dealing with related problems‚ such as homelessness‚ crime‚ and the spread of communicable diseases? After a major disturbance from an unsupervised mentally ill patient that resulted in killing two women‚ the community needed to take action. The community tried for many years to work with the mental
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Barriers Among Homeless Youth In Health Care Sebastian Henao Conestoga College Homelessness amongst youth is common in nearly every part of the world‚ including the region of Waterloo. Given these circumstances many young adults have barriers that they must overcome in a daily basis in order to stay alive. Some of these barriers include substance abuse‚ sexual intercourse and poor access to health care. All of these barriers can potentially harm a young person’s life. So how can nurses help
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