Prevention
Prevention
Nicole Griffin
HSM/210
April 5, 2015
Elise Merenda
Prevention
The targeted population that I chose to write about is the homeless. With over 4,000 people dealing with homelessness in Connecticut, the majority of these people facing this problem have some sort of mental illness, physical disabilities, or dealing with a form of substance abuse problem ("Partnership for Strong Communities", 2015). A lot of this problem stems from the people being released prematurely from mental hospitals putting them at a higher risk because they have not been equipped with the right skills to live on their own or provide themselves with basic human needs. Even with some programs in place to help this specific group of people, without the proper guidance they are still not getting the help that is needed.
The prevention strategy that I feel will help to address this ever growing issue would have to be both the primary and tertiary preventions. I say this because by first addressing the problem with the primary prevention method even though we may not be able to prevent the mental issues. What we can do is put in place programs that will help to give this population the tools and lessons to be better able to support themselves. Those that dealing with substance or alcohol abuse issues will benefit from these programs as well. With programs in place to help with job placement and support systems they will be less likely to end up with depression, which will end up being another problem in its self. According to University of Phoenix Prevention in Human Services (),
The tertiary prevention method would be another level of prevention that I would incorporate with this group. I feel that by using the tertiary level of prevention this is a way to help those who are dealing with mental illness and other problems to get back in to their communities and become productive members of society. By using this level human services worker should be able point these people in the
Nicole Griffin
HSM/210
April 5, 2015
Elise Merenda
Prevention
The targeted population that I chose to write about is the homeless. With over 4,000 people dealing with homelessness in Connecticut, the majority of these people facing this problem have some sort of mental illness, physical disabilities, or dealing with a form of substance abuse problem ("Partnership for Strong Communities", 2015). A lot of this problem stems from the people being released prematurely from mental hospitals putting them at a higher risk because they have not been equipped with the right skills to live on their own or provide themselves with basic human needs. Even with some programs in place to help this specific group of people, without the proper guidance they are still not getting the help that is needed.
The prevention strategy that I feel will help to address this ever growing issue would have to be both the primary and tertiary preventions. I say this because by first addressing the problem with the primary prevention method even though we may not be able to prevent the mental issues. What we can do is put in place programs that will help to give this population the tools and lessons to be better able to support themselves. Those that dealing with substance or alcohol abuse issues will benefit from these programs as well. With programs in place to help with job placement and support systems they will be less likely to end up with depression, which will end up being another problem in its self. According to University of Phoenix Prevention in Human Services (),
The tertiary prevention method would be another level of prevention that I would incorporate with this group. I feel that by using the tertiary level of prevention this is a way to help those who are dealing with mental illness and other problems to get back in to their communities and become productive members of society. By using this level human services worker should be able point these people in the
References: Partnership for Strong Communities. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.pschousing.org/what-we-know-about-homelessness. University of Phoenix.(). Prevention in Human Services. Retrieved from the University of Phoenix, HSM/210.