Homelessness is a big issue in California, every single night thousands of adults are sleeping in our streets. This image doesn’t reflect the values and norms of being an American. According to the National Alliance to End Homeless, over 610,042 people experience homelessness on any daily bases in the United States. The number of homeless people living in shelters or on the streets has increased by 3,895 adults since 2010. California alone has 66.7 % of homeless that lack shelter that is the highest percentage in the nation (Annual Homeless Assessment Report, 2013). Chronic homelessness is the term given to individuals that experience long term or repeated period of homelessness. One of the major causes of homeless is mental illness, which
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Also, the government has closed many institutions or facilities for not having the funds to operate the program. Homeless people have much higher visit rate to the emergency room and impatient hospital admission, than people who have stable housing. County hospitals often face the financial burden of homeless uninsured and Medi-cal beneficiaries. These both services incur a 56% increase in county costs (Medical Model versus Recovery Model, 2009). In order to end homelessness, we need to prevent people from becoming homeless. Our aim is to give vulnerable people support at the first sign of trouble so they can remain in their home or prevent being homeless. Early engagement and support are crucial to improving outcomes and recovery. Communities have an essential role to end homelessness, in order to reach this goal it is required to first assist those already homeless to get permanent …show more content…
In the other hand, recovery houses are less expensive to operate than treatment centers and they can stay there for a year or more while slowly rebuilding their life we should invest more in recovery houses. Recovery is a process by which a person overcomes the challenges presented by a mental illness to live a life of meaning and purpose (SC Department of Mental Health, 2009). The core belief of the recovery model of care is that people living with mental disorders can and do better in their-own personal, diverse way. In order to transform mental health clinics to a recovery oriented system or model, staff would need to be re-trained in effective practices to support the recovery process. Training will consist of developing full-range recovery program including exercise, education, relationship building, therapy, life skills development, support groups, self-help and 12-step groups (Medical Model versus Recovery Model, 2009). Developing community housing and support services for people with serious mental illness exiting these facilities could prevent homelessness or higher cost in the future for institutional settings. Sam Tsemberis, executive director of Pathways to Housing, a New York-based housing group that works in cities across the USA, says the ability to house people comes not just from new housing strategies, but from a fundamental shift
Also, the government has closed many institutions or facilities for not having the funds to operate the program. Homeless people have much higher visit rate to the emergency room and impatient hospital admission, than people who have stable housing. County hospitals often face the financial burden of homeless uninsured and Medi-cal beneficiaries. These both services incur a 56% increase in county costs (Medical Model versus Recovery Model, 2009). In order to end homelessness, we need to prevent people from becoming homeless. Our aim is to give vulnerable people support at the first sign of trouble so they can remain in their home or prevent being homeless. Early engagement and support are crucial to improving outcomes and recovery. Communities have an essential role to end homelessness, in order to reach this goal it is required to first assist those already homeless to get permanent …show more content…
In the other hand, recovery houses are less expensive to operate than treatment centers and they can stay there for a year or more while slowly rebuilding their life we should invest more in recovery houses. Recovery is a process by which a person overcomes the challenges presented by a mental illness to live a life of meaning and purpose (SC Department of Mental Health, 2009). The core belief of the recovery model of care is that people living with mental disorders can and do better in their-own personal, diverse way. In order to transform mental health clinics to a recovery oriented system or model, staff would need to be re-trained in effective practices to support the recovery process. Training will consist of developing full-range recovery program including exercise, education, relationship building, therapy, life skills development, support groups, self-help and 12-step groups (Medical Model versus Recovery Model, 2009). Developing community housing and support services for people with serious mental illness exiting these facilities could prevent homelessness or higher cost in the future for institutional settings. Sam Tsemberis, executive director of Pathways to Housing, a New York-based housing group that works in cities across the USA, says the ability to house people comes not just from new housing strategies, but from a fundamental shift