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    Homelessness has an astonishing effect on people. For a homeless person, life can be very hard. With all of their time being spent on achieving their everyday needs. Starvation is a constant issue. Getting injured or becoming ill can be threats as well. Finding sustenance, hydration, lodging, and warmth become the most valuable priorities to someone without a home. Homelessness may be difficult. Homelessness can produce many causes. In some cases, the losing of an occupation can cause a person or

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    goals are put in place and there is enough effort and power backing up the motor of these goals, then accomplishing an end to veteran homelessness will occur. This paper will examine the causes of veteran homelessness and how to cease and prevent veteran homelessness from happening and reoccurring. According to the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, as of 2014, 13.2% of the American population was homeless. Additionally, it was found that another 3.5 million people were strained

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    Jasmine Berry Professor Mary Rhet 101 12 June 2014 Homelessness: an Undermined Problem in Society In America we have a deliberate problem with just neglecting to deal with serious issues. Why is it that instead of finding a solution to solving homelessness in America, we keep constantly sweeping the problem out of the public’s eye? We act as if this dilemma that affects more than 3.5 million of Americans each year does not matter. This concept boggles my

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    Homelessness in United States is a dangerous problem that requires everyone’s contemplation and co-operation. Thousands of people are forced to live in the streets, parks, and in shelters since they lack a place of their own to live. For a long period, in United States homelessness has been a serious and an unsolved problem. National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty reports that homeless population in United States is estimated around 3.5 million, but on the other hand there are nearly 18.6

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    navigating community living, which has resulted in a huge increase in the arrest rate of offenders with mental illness, as well as increased rates of homelessness (Hartwell, 2004). Markowitz (2006) contributes deinstitutionalization to increased homelessness, crime, and arrest rates. Additionally, some studies suggest jails and prisons have replaced the psychiatric hospitals as a social control of the mentally ill which is often referred to as, “the criminalization of mental illness” (Markowitz

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    Life, Death, and Homelessness Envision feeling lost and not knowing what to do or where to go. You spend every night in the chilly weather on a seat, which you call your bed. As you wake up to the prattling clamors every morning you choose which open spot will permit you to tidy yourself up. When you get hungry, you ask individuals for change to eat or you seek the closest trash can. For whatever remains of the day, you sit in the city trusting individuals will see you and will want to assist.

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    Most cities in the United States do not have rent control as government intervention in price setting is counteractive to capitalism. So, to address homelessness the government must increase the numbers of housing vouchers available to the poor. Opponents of free or low cost housing say that it is a bad idea because it is expensive and would increase the number of homeless families seeking help. “We must acknowledge the risk that offering housing units will increase demand and even the formation

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    Homelessness In The Elderly Population Esmeralda Garnica N242- Nursing Role in Leadership, Management, Current Issues and Gerontology Nursing R. Griggs-Gabbedon, DNP, MSN, CNML, RN March 11, 2017 Introduction California has much to offer its residents, from water sports and care free living to a climate that is envied all over the world. One luxury that California has been unable to offer all of its residents alike though, is a stable place to live as they enter the later years of life

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    Abstract Homelessness and substance abuse are an issue for the U.S. and many other countries. There are numerous studies that articulate substance abuse as the cause for homelessness. Even though this may be true, this paper will explore how those who are homeless may be introduced to substance abuse once on the streets. While there is conflicting information of the cause and effect of both homelessness and substance abuse, this paper will give the reader the necessary information to conclude that

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    “It’s time to declare a war on homelessness, which is evolving into a crisis,” proclaimed Mayor Kirk Caldwell in The Honolulu Star Advertiser. (Katel, 841-864) Homelessness has become a widely known issue in the United States. Many people today are living in the streets without a source of food, water, or a place to sleep at night. Some who are among the homeless include the elderly, children, and those who are mentally ill. This is a cause for concern for citizens who are living their daily lives

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