Homelessness Problem

Homelessness is a problem in North Las Vegas, Nevada due to lack of resources for the mentally ill. There needs to be more services that will help the mentally ill in order to prevent them from becoming homeless and services to help them get off the streets. Homelessness is a problem because it does not affect just those who are homeless, but also the community since the homeless are surrounding our community. Homelessness is also a problem because it leads to health issues, many being severe. Some health issues are severe enough to be deadly.
Homelessness is not something new in this community. It has been a problem for many years. The homelessness rate can not and should not be increasing. The homelessness rate can not and should not be increasing. However, the …show more content…
For example, “more than 34,000 people experience homelessness in Southern Nevada throughout the year (Fuentes).” Homelessness should not have to be a lifestyle. These people need help. There needs to be a solution implemented in order to stop the homelessness rate from increasing. If there is a will, there is a way.

Something that can be done to prevent the homelessness rate from increasing is making more services that help people with mental illness before they end up homeless and services that help those mentally ill who are already homeless in order to help them recover and stabilize.
Not having secure housing and health services can worsen psychological problems or cause mental stress. This meaning that some people develop mental illnesses when they become homeless. Homeless people are more likely to fall into many health problems like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and so on. If these people are already mentally ill when they become homeless, then their mental illness can be aggravated by their living