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    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

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    source begins by describing homeless as individual who found can’t find a right place to live. The author mention that society underestimates homeless people and don’t really know what is the cause of homelessness nor appreciate them. The source goes on and describing that homeless people are not antisocial in fact they are smart to be able to live on the streets, and also resourceful to be able to survive in rough conditions. The primary three reason individuals are homeless is that by choice, economic

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    The homeless need 3 main things: food, shelter, jobs. Have you ever walked past a homeless person without looking at them or feeling bad for them? The homeless need shelter. They sleep anywhere that has a roof including: cardboard boxes, bus stops, and highways. I think people should build more homeless shelters throughout Oklahoma that provide warmth, clothes, food, and beds so the homeless could rest. The owners of the shelter should also hire nurses so they could take care of the homeless if they’re

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    and how the Housing First is helping. Housing First was created to lower the number of individuals living in chronic homelessness and they’ve been successful. Housing First gives homeless individuals permanent housing without any barriers or conditions like sobriety (Griffiths 16). Buying housing and allowing homeless people to move in doesn’t sound like a perfect idea, but the program has an eighty percent success rate which is higher than any other program (Griffiths 16 ). Since Housing First

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    Essay On Homelessness

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    There are many different obstacles for the homeless population, but there are numerous services and resources that they can gain access to in the community. The most significant obstacle is having a lack of education to these resources. In the community of Warwick, Rhode Island there are two homeless shelters with sufficient space to protect the homeless from the elements of weather and harmful environments. There are also two food banks available in the town of Warwick and one that serves the Oakland

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    Inequality In CIPA

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    prevalence of homeless youth in Ithaca. Homelessness, especially among the youth (12-24 years of age), is difficult to capture in data due to the invisibility of this population. The homeless and independent youth are, generally, not part of formal institutions like homeless shelters or mental health systems. As a response to the dire circumstances these youths face on a daily basis, they come to rely on internal informal networks that they trust. Consequently, it is common for young, homeless and independent

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    and treated for their illnesses, meaning they are often unable to work or take adequate care of themselves. These individuals are left with one viable option: to live on the streets. Not only does neglect to receive care contribute to the “chronic” homeless issue in America, but the tighter housing markets add to the inability to afford low-income housing (Quigley and Steven 333). Often times these individuals are on a government supplemented income or no income at all. Even with the aid, low-income

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    If one saw a homeless person living on the side of the street, one may think he has an substance abuse disorder or mental illness that lead them down this path. Although substance abuse and mental health can lead to homelessness, there are many other factors that contribute to this terrible trend. A homeless person could experience personal trauma, such as an accident or loss of a loved one, and they may be unable to provide for themselves. Experts claim that lack of affordable housing, low income/poverty

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    America’s Gift To My Generation: America has gifted my generation with a lot of good things. However, with every good thing, bad things always follow. America has gifted me with freedom, medicine that I have access to when I’m ill, equal rights, and a roof over my head. On the flip side, America has gifted me with the fear of terrorist attacks, racist people, and not being able to speak my opinion without being judged. First off, the medicine I got when I have been sick and even at birth

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    Anane English Composition 1 Persuasive Essay 12 October 2017 Effects of Gentrification Dear Editor: Some people attracted to living a long time in their communities. As a youth, I’m scared to see one day our cities will be full of homeless people, armed robbers, jobless citizen etc. All this is in the name of gentrification. Gentrification is the way of renovating and improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small business. After the renovation, some people

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