Eviction and the Effect on Children’s Mental Health INTRODICTION
In “Eviction” Desmond explained the reality of Milwaukee which is said to be the most racially segregated city in the United States. Milwaukee used to have job opportunities for people. However in the late twentieth century, many manufacturing companies moved out to overseas or sunbelt communities where they can find cheaper labors. Since half of the black men was working for the manufacturing companies, many people lost their jobs and between 1980 to 1990, the black poverty rate in Milwaukee has increased from 28 percent to 42 percent (p.25).Therefore, the concentration of poverty is higher in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Moreover, without sufficient income people cannot pay for rent. In America, millions of people with low income are evicted from their homes each year. Stress that children experience from eviction and poverty, especially in a segregated neighborhood, negatively impact them and it can lead to low attendance of school or violent behavior.
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Poor are forced to move because there is no choice for them to stay if they cannot pay for the rent (p.296).Families with children are three times more likely to get evicted than those without children. It is because children can be burden for landlords. Police could come if the tenant’s children get in trouble or Child Protection Service might investigate the housing condition so landlords prefer to lend a house to households without children. Also, it is difficult to have contract signed with the records of past evictions. Thus, it is extremely hard to find a new house with children and eviction records for families just like Arleen. She was denied by 89 landlords not just because of her unstable income but also the fact that she has two sons and a record that shows that she had been evicted several
In “Eviction” Desmond explained the reality of Milwaukee which is said to be the most racially segregated city in the United States. Milwaukee used to have job opportunities for people. However in the late twentieth century, many manufacturing companies moved out to overseas or sunbelt communities where they can find cheaper labors. Since half of the black men was working for the manufacturing companies, many people lost their jobs and between 1980 to 1990, the black poverty rate in Milwaukee has increased from 28 percent to 42 percent (p.25).Therefore, the concentration of poverty is higher in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Moreover, without sufficient income people cannot pay for rent. In America, millions of people with low income are evicted from their homes each year. Stress that children experience from eviction and poverty, especially in a segregated neighborhood, negatively impact them and it can lead to low attendance of school or violent behavior.
CHILDREN’S STRESS FROM EVICTION …show more content…
Poor are forced to move because there is no choice for them to stay if they cannot pay for the rent (p.296).Families with children are three times more likely to get evicted than those without children. It is because children can be burden for landlords. Police could come if the tenant’s children get in trouble or Child Protection Service might investigate the housing condition so landlords prefer to lend a house to households without children. Also, it is difficult to have contract signed with the records of past evictions. Thus, it is extremely hard to find a new house with children and eviction records for families just like Arleen. She was denied by 89 landlords not just because of her unstable income but also the fact that she has two sons and a record that shows that she had been evicted several