Brigid’s Hope is an arm of agency program developed by the Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries. It is an umbrella of non-profit organization organized by Christ Church Cathedral to operate several health social services outreach programs. Brigid’s Hope mission goal is to “providing services that help restore dignity, self- respect, and hope to Houston poor and homelessness”. This is carried out by providing support and assisting incarcerated women from age thirty-five and older that are out of imprisonment and chronically homelessness in transition out of homelessness into a self-sufficiency by providing housing, mentoring, individual therapy, life skills development, group therapy, transition planning to the community, spiritual support.
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It is also known as mood disorder with severe symptoms that has adverse effects. In particular people that has a history of homeless and incarceration are under heavy amount of depression from a number of different factors, including disconnecting on the way we reason, the way we carry ourselves, control mind, causes insomnia, and eating habits disorder. It also makes people not to associates in social activities, feeling worthless, guilty, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, rejection in a society, and decreased fatigue (Sorajjakool, Aja, Chilson, Ramirez, & Earll 2008). Considering this problem, women who has a history of incarceration and chronically homelessness are increasingly in high rate of being diagnosed with depression compared with men with same category and members of the general population. (Rayburn, Wenzel, Elliott, Hambarsoomians, Marshall, & Tucker, 2005; Colla, Buka, Harrington, & Murphy, 2005; Khalsa, McCarthy, Sharpless, Barrett, & Barber, 2011). Also women who are homeless have a limited access to health care services that could have be a source of help that will prevent the high rate of the depression. Bokszczanin, Toro, Hobden & Tompsett (2014) emphasis that women with the history of homeless and incarceration people are at high risk of depression as resulting of traumatic and stressful events experienced such as be rub of …show more content…
However, there are research pertaining to the prove that negative childhood experience and high rates of traumatic events experienced while on street and in prison precede high rates of depression among the people. (Taylor & Sharpe, 2008; Rayburn et., 2005; Bokszczanin et al., 2014). Researcher Sorajjakool et al., (2008) summarized depression on spirituality by using qualitative method to evaluate the impacts of spirituality from depression. by stating that depression is not only a challenge to the geographical medical community. Depression turns a soul into a dark dead end, removes concentration from its captive and recreates persistent sadness to overtake the person soul. The relevant intervention used is basic coping and stress management classes which is teaching the patient how to eat healthy, follow an exercise program, make some positive self-affirmations, also communicate assertively and respectively. Mental health educator provides information to patient regarding their diagnosis, symptoms, and appropriate use of medication. A group therapy was applied, also they addressed the major fundamental issues of unresolved loss, anger, and low esteem resulting from a common invalidating or childhood abuse. They were taught that it is better to replace every negative views of self with one of the best realistic and positive affirmation, including intensive ten-steps educating process. Also
It is also known as mood disorder with severe symptoms that has adverse effects. In particular people that has a history of homeless and incarceration are under heavy amount of depression from a number of different factors, including disconnecting on the way we reason, the way we carry ourselves, control mind, causes insomnia, and eating habits disorder. It also makes people not to associates in social activities, feeling worthless, guilty, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, rejection in a society, and decreased fatigue (Sorajjakool, Aja, Chilson, Ramirez, & Earll 2008). Considering this problem, women who has a history of incarceration and chronically homelessness are increasingly in high rate of being diagnosed with depression compared with men with same category and members of the general population. (Rayburn, Wenzel, Elliott, Hambarsoomians, Marshall, & Tucker, 2005; Colla, Buka, Harrington, & Murphy, 2005; Khalsa, McCarthy, Sharpless, Barrett, & Barber, 2011). Also women who are homeless have a limited access to health care services that could have be a source of help that will prevent the high rate of the depression. Bokszczanin, Toro, Hobden & Tompsett (2014) emphasis that women with the history of homeless and incarceration people are at high risk of depression as resulting of traumatic and stressful events experienced such as be rub of …show more content…
However, there are research pertaining to the prove that negative childhood experience and high rates of traumatic events experienced while on street and in prison precede high rates of depression among the people. (Taylor & Sharpe, 2008; Rayburn et., 2005; Bokszczanin et al., 2014). Researcher Sorajjakool et al., (2008) summarized depression on spirituality by using qualitative method to evaluate the impacts of spirituality from depression. by stating that depression is not only a challenge to the geographical medical community. Depression turns a soul into a dark dead end, removes concentration from its captive and recreates persistent sadness to overtake the person soul. The relevant intervention used is basic coping and stress management classes which is teaching the patient how to eat healthy, follow an exercise program, make some positive self-affirmations, also communicate assertively and respectively. Mental health educator provides information to patient regarding their diagnosis, symptoms, and appropriate use of medication. A group therapy was applied, also they addressed the major fundamental issues of unresolved loss, anger, and low esteem resulting from a common invalidating or childhood abuse. They were taught that it is better to replace every negative views of self with one of the best realistic and positive affirmation, including intensive ten-steps educating process. Also