Introduction Millions of Americans suffer from a mental illness throughout the years‚ and a majority of them are not getting an adequate treatment. Individuals who experience a mental illness are found in populations such as the homelessness and jails. Between one-fourth and one-third of the homeless population suffers from a serious mental illness‚ (Folsom‚ Hawthorne‚ Lindamer‚ Gilmer‚ Bailey‚ Golshan‚ Garcia‚ Unutzer‚ Hough‚ Jeste‚ 2005) and according to the treatment advocacy center (2010) at
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former Minister for Housing‚ Tanya Plibersek MP‚ announced the Government’s new approach to tackling the problem of homelessness in Australia through the development of a comprehensive‚ long-term plan. Don’t know if that plan actually worked because it has been years since then and there are still thousands of homeless in Australia. Of course Melbourne is aware of the issue of homelessness in their city‚ but do they really care? The Government do what they think is necessary to help the needy‚ but they
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The issue on homelessness is one of America’s most IMPORTANT issues to date because‚ it’s something that most of us see everyday. There are more homeless in New York‚ than anywhere else in America( 75‚323). Did you know that one quarter of homeless people are children? Homelessness also plays a huge role on the lives of the children‚ who are part of it. We‚ as a country‚ need to think about the many decisions that not on affect ourselves‚ but the people around us. Even though we may not think about
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Youth Homelessness What do YOU think it would be like to be homeless? Could you imagine not knowing when you will eat or where you will sleep next? On a realistic level‚ how would you feel not being able to shower and wearing dirty clothes day in and day out not knowing when you will be able to wash them? I think it would be safe to say that the majority of us would agree with the line from John Payne’s poem Home‚ Sweet Home: “Be it ever so humble‚ there is no place like home”. Yet thousands
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Zijian He Professor Rachel S. Cohen ESL 160 5 September 2013 The problem of homelessness Homelessness is the big problem in Unite State. It’s like a group that people are living in the street. People become homeless for many kinds of reason although sometimes not their willing to be. Not only in the United States‚ but also in other countries had the same problem. So‚ homelessness is international problems. Also‚ a country has a lot homeless‚ it will affect the children. Children are the hope
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Poverty and Homelessness Usually when a person thinks of the poor and the homeless‚ they think about those that are living and sleeping on park benches or under bridges. They think of those who are dirty‚ with ragged clothing‚ worn out shoes‚ and those begging or panhandling for food. The truth of the matter is that poverty and homelessness can affect people of any age‚ race or gender. More Americans are at the risk of poverty and homelessness today. There are many circumstances that can cause
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Homelessness in America According to Streetwise of Street News Services (2010)‚ the first reported instances of homelessness dates as far back as 1640‚ in some of the larger cities in the original 13 colonies. At this time‚ there were wars being fought between settlers and Native Americans‚ and people were left with no shelter in both sides (Street News Service‚ 2010). Later‚ the industrial revolution caused more homelessness‚ industrial accidents left many former hard-working families with a dead
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The world has so many problems that seem unrealistic to fix; poverty‚ bullying‚ terrorism global warming it’s overwhelming. Most people believe that homelessness is one of those but they are wrong. The solution to homelessness is to put the homeless people in homes. Specifically foreclosed homes. The ratio of foreclosed homes to homeless people in the United States is about six to one. Every single homeless person in the United States could be housed in a foreclosed home and there would still
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Without proper housing or the ability to care for themselves‚ many times this leads to mental illness. So the question is‚ how many homeless people develop a mental illness and what is the federal government going to do about this issue. Homelessness can be categorized many different ways. Most commonly is when an individual does not have a home or a place to stay. Mental illness is also defined by a wide range of conditions‚ which affect mood‚ thinking and behaviors. Approximately 33% of
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Discussion The homelessness problem in communities across America is real and is certainly not an easy social problem to tackle (Howard‚ 2013). However‚ if a large city such as the City of New York that spending over a billion dollars a year in homeless shelter programs is having trouble funding the program and accommodating the ever-increasing homeless population‚ imagine the mission impossible facing smaller cities around the nation (Stewart‚ 2014). Although it is a fact that increasing funding
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