Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

“One diverse population that has continued to increase over the quarter of a century is composed of people who are homeless” (Baggerly & Zalaquett, 2006, p.155). Homelessness has become a growing problem in society because more and more people are finding themselves to be homeless and not knowing where to turn. Many people do not

The most recent survey of homeless individuals conducted January 29, 2014 revealed 958 homeless adults with no dependants, 70 of which were completely unsheltered, and an additional 130 homeless adults who also had dependent children with them. 208 of these homeless adults are chronically homeless (HUD’s 2014 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs, Populations, and Subpopulations, 2014).Wayside Christian Mission reaches approximately 7,000 homeless individuals annually (Wayside Christian Mission, 2007). In the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a majority of homeless individuals surveyed stated that they felt discriminated against or that they received lesser care because of their poverty or homelessness (Wen, Hudak, & Hwang, 2007). Homeless and impoverished individuals suffer from high rates of depression, psychiatric illness, alcohol and or substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, TB, Trauma, preterm birth, COPD, low birth weight, musculoskeletal problems, decreased access to care, foot problems, malnutrition, and high Emergency Room utilization (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014). Not only do homeless persons have a high rate of illness, but they are also less able to appropriately treat health problems. Many homeless individuals have limited access to care, cannot afford medications or nutritious food, and may have difficulty with managing a strict

Homelessness in the United States can be ended, not just maintained. Allot of cities now have plans to eradicate homelessness. Homelessness and housing instability are large issues that afflict a diverse demographic such as: Families, youth, veterans, and chronically homeless single male adults. Ending homelessness may require specialized solutions that are specific to individual needs. Factors like these make defeating homelessness a difficult task. Although solutions exist for some of the demographics, such as housing for chronically homeless adults, scaling up best practices remains a challenge. For other subpopulations, such as transitional aged youth, evidence-based interventions need to be developed. In this paper we argue that ending homelessness is a Grand Challenge that is big, important, and compelling—one that the profession of social work should be adopt. Meeting this challenge will require a focused, organized response from social work researchers, clinicians, and policymakers. Ending homelessness will require innovation and interdisciplinary or cross-sector collaboration. Key words: Housing First, Permanent Supportive Housing, rapid re-housing, prevention, poverty. The notion that homelessness in the United States can be ended, rather than managed (Mangano, 2002; National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2012), represents a fundamental shift in expectations from the 1980s and ’90s. Since the early 2000s, researchers, policymakers, advocates,

One of the biggest leading social issues around the world is homelessness. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million people experiencing homelessness. There are different factors that led a person to homelessness, economic, social, political issues, and natural disasters. But in the United States, homelessness is often caused by system failure, and people and with related issues. A brief history of homelessness, the issues documented during the early colonial period, back then it was viewed as a character flaw in the person and not outside causes. The Great Depression hits the United States hard and millions lost their jobs result in homelessness. Comes swooping in with the New Deal policy from presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt helps save the economy by providing jobs and helps reduce homeless population (Homelessness). In the early 80’s the economy was losing jobs again due to the decline of manufacturing, causes a high-rise in homelessness. That led to many cutbacks in affordable housing, medical care that makes many mentally ill patients unable to afford housing. With that many Individuals with disabilities or mental health issues that can’t afford proper health can be in danger of homelessness. But for those who are already living on the streets don’t have access to nutrient, personal hygiene, and other serious health conditions. There is some organization across the United States that provides health care service for

The issue of chronic homelessness is not just a political or academic debate but has become evident from men and women living without homes in the streets of America. Homeless men and women

I can now make a nursing diagnosis to better understand precipitants of homelessness and develop a level 4 partnership for collaborating, involves exchanging information, altering activities, and sharing resources. The implementation of the 5 steps of the nursing process, as well as the possible solutions of outreach, qualitative and quantitative strategies, targeting of prevention resources, and development of novel interventions, is the approach (Montgomery 2013 et al).

People drive or walk past a homeless person almost every day without thinking twice about the plight of that person or they may even unconsciously turn their heads the other way in disgust. Homelessness simply put, means without a home - therefore homelessness is an equal opportunity state that can happen to anyone. Even though we have seen some economic prosperity over the years, statistics show that the number of homeless remains very high. With this in mind, communities need to come together at the state, city, and individual level to come up with solutions to mitigate the spreading of this problem.

An important aspect of public health nursing is a focus on vulnerable populations. Vulnerable populations include individuals at high risk for health disparities. Vulnerability results from limited physical, environmental, personal, and biopsychosocial resources (Stanhope, 2016). Homeless individuals are considered a vulnerable population. They are often a victim of disenfranchisement, which is a feeling of separation from society. Often, they feel “invisible” (2016). Homelessness can be defined broadly as an individual without a permanent residence. Greendoors.org states, “ On any given night, there are approximately 643,067 people experiencing homelessness in America.” Many of these people include families, veterans, single women or female heads of household, victims of domestic abuse, people who abuse alcohol and other

This research proposal will discuss 1) the issues concerning the homeless population and their health; 2) the reasons behind the homeless lacking proper knowledge regarding these changes and 3) the necessary accommodations that are needed to better acclimate and educate the homeless population on these changes.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2015), in January 2015 approximately 564,708 people have spent one night outside. Also, 25 % out of all homeless people were kids aged 18 or younger. The data from this statistics demonstrate that homelessness is a huge problem that imposes serious issues to public health and leads to many and adverse health outcomes. Nies and McEwen (2015) maintain that there are two way to describe homelessness. The first one is by using the theoretical method and the second one is the legal approach. Regardless of the method used, a homeless person is a person who does not have a place to call his own. Homelessness challenges public health nurses because this complicated matter has been

It has been proven through the measures of the Randomized Control Trial study and the Observational study that vaccinations serve as an effective way of preventing viruses. For example, when a RCT is performed, volunteers can be placed in two groups. One group receives the actual vaccine, and the other receives a placebo. Within this study, vaccine efficacy is also measured by comparing the frequency of the illness in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. When the Observational study is performed, it’s important to remember that it’s totally upon the individual to whether or not they prefer to be

In summary all of the research regarding the homelessness population has been equally written by previous researcher and those who are researching previous writings. The homeless population is a social problem in the United States and other countries as well. While researching the topic I have notice that the same social problem dealing with the homelessness issues are the same in other countries as well.

This investigation will be looking at how being homeless affects an individual’s life as well as looking at what the State and Federal governments in currently doing to assist homeless people. The investigation is divided into three main sections.

There was a study in a sample of 110 women researching homelessness and housing problems. All of these women were recently in a relationship and had experienced domestic violence. There were 38% of these 110 women who reported homelessness. Many women reported housing problems or just as many as reported homelessness. These women said they were late paying rent, they were skipping meals and some of them threatened with eviction.

Raising the profile, status and impact of homelessness and the associated issues within the public, private and voluntary sectors.