treatment among homeless veterans because Veteran Affairs (V.A.) medical centers currently do not have services that are designed specifically for women and that there is limited sensitivity about or understanding of women’s needs at the V.A. medical centers (p. 60). At the time of this study‚ Selgado’s study (as cited in Benda‚ 2005) shows women only comprised 5 percent of veterans with access to health care services in the V.A.‚ or approximately 1.4 million of a total of 25.5 million veterans. The lack
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Veterans Essay In Jeff Miller’s eyes‚ “the willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” I agree with Jeff and it is my firm belief that the Veteran Affairs (VA) should extend their support services to veterans and this service should be provided forever. I believe this because veterans have done more than enough to deserve this care‚ also they can still be active in the work force in some way. Also‚ currently not enough
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Advocacy for the Homeless Amy Albertus August 17‚ 2011 BSHS 441 Barbra Czinger Advocacy for the Homeless What is advocacy? The classic definition from Webster’s Dictionary is simply “active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something “(Webster’s Dictionary‚ 2011). To make this definition more specific to advocacy in the Human Services field just a few details need to be added. A more specific‚ to this field‚ definition of advocacy would be: to help a particular population
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Should Veterans ever end up Homeless? Veterans are men and women who have fought to protect our right to be free. These people put their lives on the line; risking the loss of bones‚ organs or even memory. These are extraordinary human beings if I say so myself. They deserve to be treated like royalty‚ yet more than 67% of the homeless population have served for our country for at least than 3 years. 47% of them served in the Vietnam War. This goes to show how “united” the United States really is
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Case management has served a purpose for helping the homeless. The people providers and researches have recommended case management services for homeless people. “ Case management has been defined as a collaborative process that assesses‚ plans‚ implements‚ coordinates‚ monitors‚ and evaluates‚ the options and services required to meet the client’s health and human service needs” ( Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re – housing‚ 2004). There are programs that have been developed to help case management
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Veterans ESSAY I think of all those men and women that I had served with for the protection of our country. But to me service means taking care and respecting soldiers who fought for the United States over the years. I appreciate that my Father who served in Korean war‚ my four brothers including myself served in Vietnam‚ and my wife‚ younger brother including myself served during Iraqi Freedom in the Gulf War. [“that” not clear] The service of my family is important to my history‚ but it is
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Almost 100‚000 of those people are chronically homeless‚ which means they have been homeless more than four times within three years and have slept in places not meant for human habitation. America has a homelessness problem‚ and we need to do something to fix it. The homeless shelters are nothing but shelters. We need something that is effective to get these people off the streets‚ and that something is Housing First. Housing First helps the homeless with mental and physical disabilities‚ along with
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any given night‚ there are over 600‚000 homeless people in the U.S.” (Quigley‚ 2014). Most find themselves sleeping in homeless shelters‚ short-term transitional housing or someplace uninhabitable. While there are many circumstances that can create homelessness‚ the major causes are high poverty rates‚ racial disparities‚ single parenting‚ domestic violence‚ lack of affordable housing‚ mental illness‚ and other traumatic experiences. In cases where the homeless person is single‚ lack of affordable housing
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If I were to ask you to describe a homeless person‚ what’s the first picture that pops into your mind? Is it the scary looking man who sits on the corner every day? Is it the drug addict begging for money for his next fix? What about the family of four who has been couch hopping for the last year‚ while the mother went back to school and the father worked two jobs? Meanwhile‚ their kids are still going to school everyday in order to find that second chance that their parents are working so hard to
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Internship Essay I worked with the Freedom Committee of Orange County‚ California‚ a group of veterans‚ with their program for living history. My mentor was Denise Weiland a senior member of this group. Living history is bringing veterans into the classroom to talk with students about their experiences. This requires a lot of coordination and hard work. On Monday the 23rd I worked at Newport Harbor High School‚ at 600 Irvine Ave‚ Newport Beach‚ CA 9266. I was there to observe and assist a small
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