Homelessness Effect

Homelessness is a serious issue that affects everyone; however, children are the most vulnerable. Homelessness could be detrimental to a child’s social life, mental stability, and health. Being homeless deprives children from a safe and stable environment. Homelessness doesn't only affect children in our community; homelessness affects all the children around the word.
The effect of homelessness affects everyone; however, children, in particular, are more affected by the situation. Some effects of homelessness among children in the shelter system are; bullying, aggression, low self-esteem, withdraws, anxiety, depression, and milestone developmental issues. These behaviors are often misinterpreted by their parents as a normal child development. These behaviors are often misinterpreted by the parent due to lack of knowledge and education. Another effect of homelessness among children is poor academic performance due to the instability. Other causes that have led to such increment in homelessness are mental issues and drug dependency. A great portion of the homeless population has been diagnosed with some type of mental health issues, are depression, anxiety …show more content…
Children that are often exposed to deplorable conditions are more likely to get accustomed to that environment. Children that are not in a stable and secure environment are at risk of developing insecurities and behavior issues. Some parents of homeless children have been homeless themselves, at some period in their life and some of them they have been homeless all their life. Some individuals blame the parents for subjecting their children to homelessness, without taking into consideration the reasons why the family is in the current; however, these parents are not 100% at fault for the children future, the society that we are living in plays a huge role as