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    NURSING ISSUES AND HOMELESS YOUTH PRESENTED BY MICHELLE ALLEN AND LORI UMENHOFER I. Research and Awareness A. Homeless youth face the same issues faced by children in the general population‚ but their issues are exacerbated by the circumstances inherent to their homeless status. B. As touched upon in the skit‚ some of the health care issues especially prevalent in the homeless youth population are psychosocial issues‚ nutrition issues‚ communicable diseases‚ dermatological disorders‚ respiratory

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    an anomaly? I realized I knew nothing about homelessness and had instead been subconsciously analyzing it with my own preconceptions as a basis. But I wasn’t the only one allowing myself to remain so misinformed. Research shows there are almost ubiquitous misconceptions concerning homelessness and the stigma against it‚ especially when it comes to the demographics of the homeless population‚ the amount of crimes

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    long suggested that homelessness and substance abuse are in some way connected in a lot of cases. While this point has not been debated‚ the issue has become which has occurred first‚ the substance abuse or the homelessness. Has the loss of a home drove people to abuse substances or have people’s illicit substance abuse led to misappropriation of funds and ultimately foreclosure and homelessness. The debate has raged on about whether the substance abuse is a cause for homelessness or a consequence

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    Causes of homelessness in the United States Homelessness is one of the biggest issues that people face in many counties. The United States faces many homelessness issues. Homelessness issues create many social‚ economical and security problems which should be dealt with very seriously by the government and the society as well to ensure the well being of all people in the society. Homeless issues differ from a city to another based on the typist of people and opportunities of each city. But

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    Homelessness‚ I believe is a serious problem in our society that affects many people. Homeless people can’t control the factors that cause this problem. I believe homelessness is an important issue to all communities‚ but specifically smaller communities‚ because of the lack of support systems. I think that teenagers should be knowledgeable about this important topic because it could in reality affect them in the future. Being the next generation may give them the foresight to their possible destiny

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    Cassandra Allen June 26‚ 2012 English 1101 Ms. Kristen Miller Homelessness Do you think you can make it? Sometimes‚ I wonder how others can. Others‚ could what you may ask? Live on the street be homeless. Homelessness my affect the person sitting next to you‚ your best friend‚ or even your close family members. Just because they look like they are not homeless does not mean they aren ’t. When you watch a commercial or even view a picture in the newspaper about homeless people‚ what do

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    have a desire to help aid in some way the issue of homelessness in America. A man tells his family-compiled of a wife‚ 2 boys‚ and 1 younger girl- on an early Saturday morning they will be taking a day trip to the beach. His children are ecstatic and he and his wife hurry to get the kids ready to go. Around an hour later his family piles in the car for the short trip to the beach. His kids laugh and joke in the

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    Homelessness is a pressing issue throughout the entire world. It affects people of all ages‚ genders‚ and races. The official definition from Google of homeless is “(of a person) without a home‚ and therefore typically living on the streets.” People who are homeless usually do not choose their homelessness. In fact‚ many people are pushed into this status due to many different reasons‚ such as gentrification or just difficulty finding a job. Walking down the Market Street of San Francisco‚ a bustling

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    Homelessness in the United States is still a tedious issue‚ that is slowly becoming better. 1 in 200 Americans‚ experenices homelessness and/or have lived in a shelter. About two thirds of homeless people stay in emergency shelters or in a transitional housing program. The other third live on the street‚ abandoned buildings or other places not suitable for human conditions. Homelessness is defined as an individual or family who lacks fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate residents. There are four categories

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    services. One of the most important services is education. This journal article focuses on the barriers to educating homeless teens and mechanisms that are being created to assist in helping them to survive. Education is severely affected by homelessness. Most homeless adolescents do not attend school because they are unable to make it to school every day. This‚ in turn‚ causes teens to fall behind or fail classes. This causes them to end up dropping out of school. Schools are unable to help the

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