homelessness
... This paper will discuss homelessness and the people who make up that population, the effect of deinstitutionalization and mental illness among the homeless, and possible solutions on how to decrease the number of homeless people with America. ... First let’s define what homelessness and poverty actually mean. ... ” family violence is good predictor of homelessness of females; it accounts for more than 25% of the cases (thn. ... some of the factors that do not differ among sexes for being the cause of homelessness include family or personal illness, substance abuse, physical or mental disabilities, or incarceration. Breaking down the homelessness population by ethnicity would show that African-American’s have the greatest amount of homelessness, Caucasians are the next among the population followed by Hispanics and Native Americans, and the Asians have the smallest amount of people homeless within the United States (Literary Cavalcade). ... Deinstitutionalization lead to a huge increase in the homelessness population because the care provided by the institutions was nothing compared to the way society would treat the mentally ill. ... Shelters are not always the answer to homelessness. ... The National Law Center on Homelessness and poverty suggests some permanent solutions to help lower the rate of the homeless society. ... The last recommendation for curing the homelessness problem is to prohibit discrimination against the homeless. ... Making society aware of how great a problem homelessness is can rally support for these individuals and families, and make them aware it is not just in big states with big populations. ... While deinstitutionalization had a huge impact on the homelessness population it does not attribute those recently homeless people. ... There are so many negative things about our nation’s homelessness population, and the government needs to take a closer look at what can be done to help these people out. ... mayors’ annual Status Report on hunger and homelessness predicts a rise in both throughout the country-an increase that, sadly, is already well under way (America). ... 188 Issue 5, p3,1p; Ever-Rising Hunger and Homelessness (EBSCO Host) The Devil In Deinstitutionalization, sept. ... htm Homelessness and Poverty-The Wounds that just won’t Heal, 1997; www. ... sbid=15 National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Solutions to Homelessness in America;www3.