Homelessness Someone who is homeless is defined as a person who does not have a home and is typically living on the streets in a non-permanent situation. The homeless population is a growing social issue throughout California, the United States, and other nations. The homeless are everywhere yet they are considered the invisible people. Over the past century, the homeless population has became more common, and they have grown to be part of everyday life. They have become part of the landscape; living under the freeway overpasses, leaning on a wall, or street corner with a sign in their hand asking for money. Everywhere you go there are hundreds and thousands of people that are homeless, even in the most favorable cities. It is impossible to
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An adverse life experience is a traumatic event that can have a long lasting negative effect. These experiences vary from a wide range of things like mental or physical impairment, to domestic violence, to the use of drugs or alcohol. Any of these can lead to becoming homeless due to their inability to work. The HOPE HOME Study: Pathways to Homelessness among Older Homeless Adults, is a lab report that was designed to collect and record the data on the population of the homeless. During their experiment, they selected 350 homeless people to be interviewed. They were all over the age of 50. The interview consisted of multiple questions that analyzed their current mental status. They asked the individuals to report their drug history and when they first became homeless. The people who became homeless before the age of 50 were more likely to report “adverse life experiences” such as mental disorders and substance abuse and usually were not married and did not obtain a full-time job. These people had a harder time trying to perform daily tasks. The people who became homeless after the age of 50, did not necessarily have adverse life experiences. Most of the homeless population reported these type of experiences because they can take control of your life and make it harder for them to escape those type of …show more content…
A lot of people like to believe that people are homeless because they lack some sort of talent or ability. Often times people neglect to look at the other reasons why someone might be homeless like the lack of jobs and education. The public usually tends to jump to the worst conclusions rather than looking at it in a different way. Often times people view homelessness through a religious perspective or their political view. They tend to look past the real cause for someone being
An adverse life experience is a traumatic event that can have a long lasting negative effect. These experiences vary from a wide range of things like mental or physical impairment, to domestic violence, to the use of drugs or alcohol. Any of these can lead to becoming homeless due to their inability to work. The HOPE HOME Study: Pathways to Homelessness among Older Homeless Adults, is a lab report that was designed to collect and record the data on the population of the homeless. During their experiment, they selected 350 homeless people to be interviewed. They were all over the age of 50. The interview consisted of multiple questions that analyzed their current mental status. They asked the individuals to report their drug history and when they first became homeless. The people who became homeless before the age of 50 were more likely to report “adverse life experiences” such as mental disorders and substance abuse and usually were not married and did not obtain a full-time job. These people had a harder time trying to perform daily tasks. The people who became homeless after the age of 50, did not necessarily have adverse life experiences. Most of the homeless population reported these type of experiences because they can take control of your life and make it harder for them to escape those type of …show more content…
A lot of people like to believe that people are homeless because they lack some sort of talent or ability. Often times people neglect to look at the other reasons why someone might be homeless like the lack of jobs and education. The public usually tends to jump to the worst conclusions rather than looking at it in a different way. Often times people view homelessness through a religious perspective or their political view. They tend to look past the real cause for someone being