More than half a million people are homeless in United States. With the economical struggles and high unemployment rates homelessness have raised dramatically at an alarming rate. This research paper explores the connection between homeless Americans and the lack of economical, and social support services offered or are available to combat the increasing problem of homeless individuals in America. This research also discuses the major triggers for most American that are dealing with or are in the process of experiencing homelessness. The majority of the research paper will be highlighting the struggles homeless Americans face with mental health, substance abuse and traumatic experiences either before of after they have became homeless. In addition
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The importance of this paper is to emphases the major issues of homelessness and future evaluate how American homeless individual can be better service by their country.
Homelessness continues to be a national problem the financial crisis of 2008 was a major contributing factor as well as the increase of drug use, lack of affordable housing, mental illness and alcoholism are some of the major contributing factors of homelessness in America. In 2016 over half a million people were experiencing homelessness in the united states of America a majority of homeless people staying in emergency shelters transitional housing programs or safe havens and rest in unsheltered locations. The national alliance to end homelessness estimates nearly 700,00 Americans experience homelessness on any given night in the country. With more then hundreds of research have been done in ways homelessness in America can be resolved …show more content…
There are many factors that lead to poverty but those determinates also lead to drugs and alcohol abuse as well such as low education lack of family support or structure mental illness and unemployment’s. Often when denied service most homeless people self medicate to subside the pain leading to more health and physical problem such as addiction. To many observers the homeless mentally ill are vivid testimony to governmental indifference to the plight of poor citizens; they represent our nation's failure to respond compassionately to its people's needs for shelter, sustenance, and effective medical care"(Watkins 1997) In addition having alcohol problem can also make it card for homeless people to find safe haven or shelters since many service don't accept people that are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Other barriers that homeless people also face is getting the right treatment for their conduction however, often the services offered to help homeless individuals struggling with addition or mental heath are not properly taken avenge of because of the lack of health insurance and financial resources to pay for rehab, having low motivation to see help due to illness such as depression or feeling hopelessness but also having the lack of awareness of resources for homeless people. Therefore, homelessness in the cause of the
The importance of this paper is to emphases the major issues of homelessness and future evaluate how American homeless individual can be better service by their country.
Homelessness continues to be a national problem the financial crisis of 2008 was a major contributing factor as well as the increase of drug use, lack of affordable housing, mental illness and alcoholism are some of the major contributing factors of homelessness in America. In 2016 over half a million people were experiencing homelessness in the united states of America a majority of homeless people staying in emergency shelters transitional housing programs or safe havens and rest in unsheltered locations. The national alliance to end homelessness estimates nearly 700,00 Americans experience homelessness on any given night in the country. With more then hundreds of research have been done in ways homelessness in America can be resolved …show more content…
There are many factors that lead to poverty but those determinates also lead to drugs and alcohol abuse as well such as low education lack of family support or structure mental illness and unemployment’s. Often when denied service most homeless people self medicate to subside the pain leading to more health and physical problem such as addiction. To many observers the homeless mentally ill are vivid testimony to governmental indifference to the plight of poor citizens; they represent our nation's failure to respond compassionately to its people's needs for shelter, sustenance, and effective medical care"(Watkins 1997) In addition having alcohol problem can also make it card for homeless people to find safe haven or shelters since many service don't accept people that are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Other barriers that homeless people also face is getting the right treatment for their conduction however, often the services offered to help homeless individuals struggling with addition or mental heath are not properly taken avenge of because of the lack of health insurance and financial resources to pay for rehab, having low motivation to see help due to illness such as depression or feeling hopelessness but also having the lack of awareness of resources for homeless people. Therefore, homelessness in the cause of the