This study’s main contention is by focusing on social supports for young people who are experiencing homelessness. Many studies have being conducted in other to gain understanding about homelessness in Ireland, this study will look the relations between social support and homelessness based on how they are related. It will also analyse what is homelessness with statistics and social support and its theory.
Looking at the organisation called focus Ireland and the aspect of provision of social support will be discussed.
The understanding of homelessness is a process as it was clarified in the European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS). This allows a better understanding of young people’s pathways to homelessness (Feantsa, …show more content…
The authors emphasised that family contact will have effect on young people in a positive way in their lives and it will increase their ability to cope with life new challenges. (Mayock et al., 2011, p.399).
According to O’Sullivan & Mayock 2007, says that conflict within the family environments has being identified as premature home living among young people. Family conflict is always compound as situational or structural factors for example mental health problem, drugs or alcohol misuse, experiences of care, experiences of poverty and many more related to young people who find themselves in a problematic situation such as homelessness (Mayock & Carr, 2008).
Social support theory is a way of supporting, relationships or helping one another, there are strong research evidence gathered over the years back that social support plays a crucial part in peoples life. (Eckenrode and Hamilton, 2000) social support between family members and among friends is known as a way of forming an helping system (Canavan & Dolan, …show more content…
(Solarz & Bogat, 1990, p. 80). Studies shows that without a supportive network of friends and relatives can leads to psychological or physical problems because they lack something essential may leads to homelessness. (Carton,Young, & Kelly, 2009). Research suggest that homeless people with appropriate social supports are more likely to access health and social support services which can involve in the improvement in other aspects their life’s such as health, housing and mental health (Lam & Rosenheck, 1999, p.26). Also a research has shown that homeless individuals with a high levels of social support have a lower levels of depressive symtoms and they are more likely to connect to services and resources which will help them in their life situations.(Irwin, LaGlory, Ritchey & Fitzpatrick, 2008,
Looking at the organisation called focus Ireland and the aspect of provision of social support will be discussed.
The understanding of homelessness is a process as it was clarified in the European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS). This allows a better understanding of young people’s pathways to homelessness (Feantsa, …show more content…
The authors emphasised that family contact will have effect on young people in a positive way in their lives and it will increase their ability to cope with life new challenges. (Mayock et al., 2011, p.399).
According to O’Sullivan & Mayock 2007, says that conflict within the family environments has being identified as premature home living among young people. Family conflict is always compound as situational or structural factors for example mental health problem, drugs or alcohol misuse, experiences of care, experiences of poverty and many more related to young people who find themselves in a problematic situation such as homelessness (Mayock & Carr, 2008).
Social support theory is a way of supporting, relationships or helping one another, there are strong research evidence gathered over the years back that social support plays a crucial part in peoples life. (Eckenrode and Hamilton, 2000) social support between family members and among friends is known as a way of forming an helping system (Canavan & Dolan, …show more content…
(Solarz & Bogat, 1990, p. 80). Studies shows that without a supportive network of friends and relatives can leads to psychological or physical problems because they lack something essential may leads to homelessness. (Carton,Young, & Kelly, 2009). Research suggest that homeless people with appropriate social supports are more likely to access health and social support services which can involve in the improvement in other aspects their life’s such as health, housing and mental health (Lam & Rosenheck, 1999, p.26). Also a research has shown that homeless individuals with a high levels of social support have a lower levels of depressive symtoms and they are more likely to connect to services and resources which will help them in their life situations.(Irwin, LaGlory, Ritchey & Fitzpatrick, 2008,