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Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography
David Neblett
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
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David Neblett
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Bassuk, Ellen L ISSN:0002-9432, 1939-0025;DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.
01052.xAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry., 2010, Vol.80(4), p.496-504
Each year, over 1.5 million children in the United States are homeless. The present economic
downturn, along with the astounding number of house foreclosures, has resulted in a huge
increase in the number of homeless families. Homelessness has a severe impact on families and
children. Children are greatly challenged by unpredictability, displacement, and upheaval when
they don't have a haven to call home. They are at a greater risk for poor mental health outcomes
because to their homelessness and exposure to stressful stimuli. Despite these children's urgent
needs, government policy has concentrated exclusively on chronically homeless adult adults over
the previous decade, to the detriment of their families. The United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness, on the other hand, released a comprehensive strategy in 2010 to end
homelessness for all persons by collaborating across agencies and coordinating mainstream
services. A crucial component will happen within ten years, the objective is to prevent and end
family, youth, and child homelessness. This policy-focused article discusses several tools that
can be used to help achieve this goal, including general principles of care for serving homeless
families and children, BSAFE—a promising practice that assists families in accessing
community-based services and supports, and the Campaign to End Child Homelessness, which
advocates for homeless families and children at the national, state, and local levels.
Carl I. Cohen, MD, Aging and Homelessness,The Gerontologist, Volume 39, Issue 1,
February 1999, Pages 5–15,https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/39.1.5
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According to estimates from a nationally represented survey, at least 700,000 adolescent minors,
or 1 in 30 of the 13- to 17-year-old population, experienced homelessness in the year before to
our survey. Homelessness (running away or being asked to leave and being away for at least one
night) and/or couch surfing were among the experiences mentioned (moving from place to place
without a safe and stable living arrangement). Homelessness affects more than 3.5 million young
adults between the ages of 18 and 25, or one out of every ten. About half of these encounters
were classified as "homelessness," while the other half were couch surfing. These figures include
a wide range of events, with variable levels of danger, length, and frequency of occurrence.
Fransham, M., & Dorling, D. (2018). Homelessness and public health. BMJ: British
Medical Journal (online) 360http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2
It is detrimental to one's health to be homeless. Falling behind on your mortgage payments, the
most typical antecedent, has a negative impact on self-reported health that is equivalent to
unemployment. Physical dangers to health are increased for those who live in wet, chilly, or
overcrowded housing, and mental health pressures are caused by insecurity and personal debt.
Respiratory issues, sadness, anxiety, accidental injury, increased winter mortality, and skin
irritation are just a few of the health consequences. Single homeless persons had an average age
of death of 47 years in 2001-09, compared to 77 years in the overall population. Loss of job,
substance misuse, poor mental or physical health, domestic abuse, marital collapse, or childhood
trauma and leaving an institutional setting, such as the military, psychiatric hospitals, state care,
or jail.
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Howard E. The “Problem” of Homelessness.Journal of Urban History. 2019;45(6):1326-1331.
doi:10.1177/0096144219861917
The development of homelessness as a "problem" has affected both the experience of extreme
poverty and the measures used to alleviate it throughout history. The impact of homeless
individuals congregating in downtown areas, their panhandling, or simply their mere existence
deterring customers from visiting surrounding businesses are frequently discussed by business
owners. Homeowners in skid row communities may be preoccupied with their property values or
the safety of their children. Homeless people may be concerned about their safety, food security,
and social connections. Homeless advocates and nonprofit managers generally focus on growing
funds and securing grants, overcoming stigma and NIMBY groups, and putting together the
institutional structures and employees needed to achieve their objectives. Residents of cities and
suburbs may believe that homeless people live lives of luxury, with plenty of free time and
"handouts."
Hwang, W Stephen, Homelessness, and health CMAJJanuary 23, 2001,164(2)229-233.
"Absolute homelessness," as defined by the United Nations, refers to individuals who are without
physical shelter and sleep outside, in cars, abandoned buildings, or other areas that are not designed for
human habitation. "Relative homelessness" refers to those who have a physical shelter but do not fulfill
fundamental health and safety criteria, such as weather protection, access to fresh water and sanitation,
tenure security, personal safety, and cost. 1 Persons who are sleeping in homeless shelters and those who
are "totally homeless" are both referred to as "homeless people" in this assessment. 2 In health-related
research, this is the most used definition. Even though homelessness is widespread in many developing
nations, this study concentrates on the situation in North America.
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Kushel, M.(2018).Homelessness.Medical Care,56(6),457-459.Doi
10.1097/MLR.0000000000000920.
Homelessness increases one's risk of readmission in a variety of ways. Individual,
environmental, and health-care-system issues all put homeless people at danger. Individual risk
factors for acute health service consumption are more prevalent among homeless people,
including mental health and drug use problems, as well as a lack of social support. 3 People who
are homeless encounter a variety of health risks, many of which contribute to the chance of re-
admission. When you're homeless, it's easy to lose or steal your prescriptions and durable
medical equipment. People who are homeless endure food insecurity, and since they have limited
access to food, they are unable to follow diets. Medication side effects that involve excessive
urination, diarrhea, or emesis are unbearable with restricted access to toileting facilities. Much is
lost without power and flowing water.
Piat M, Polvere L, Kirst M, et al. Pathways into homelessness: Understanding how both
individual and structural factors contribute to and sustain homelessness in North America.
Urban Studies. 2015;52(13):2366-2382. doi:10.1177/0042098014548138.
This study looked at how people with mental illnesses become homeless. The At Home/Chez Soi
project, a Pan-North American Randomized Controlled Trial comparing the Housing First
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method to Treatment as Usual for homeless people, enrolled participants in the study. This
research is based on a social ecology viewpoint, which considers@the interplay between
individual and systemic elements. Individual problems including drug misuse, interpersonal
disputes, and mental health concerns, as well as structural transfers from foster care and
institutional settings into the community, were found to be important contributors to
homelessness in consumer narrative interviews. Individual risk factors were increased by the
presence of additional structural variables that ensnared people in dangerous places, caused
barriers to fleeing homelessness, and exacerbated individual risk factors. Individual risk
variables are confirmed by the study's findings.
Ravenhill, M. (2008). The Culture of Homelessness (1st ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315615240
Because research is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, little has been written on homeless
culture in the World. Furthermore, some in the homeless business are concerned that such an
analysis might lead to a discourse in which homeless individuals are evaluated, which is seen as
counterproductive. However, having a defining discourse that truly depicts homeless people's
lives is critical (Min 1999). In addition, if we are serious about preventing and addressing
homelessness, we must recognize the significance of the homeless culture in recruiting and
retaining members. This chapter will define World homeless culture and investigate how and
why it attracts individuals and keeps them homeless for prolonged periods@of time. It
investigates@the severity of the situation, as well as the energy and allure of the homeless culture.
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Synovec, Caitlin E. “Homelessness.”Work : a journal of prevention,
assessment & rehabilitation.65.2 (2020): 233–234. Web.
From the capacity to securely engage in activities of daily living (ADLs) to leisure and
employment, homeless people have limited opportunities for meaningful vocational
participation. Many external obstacles, including local and national policies, shelter and health
systems, and community resources, limit one's capacity to participate in preferred employment.
Homeless individuals must also contend with significant personal problems such as chronic
health disorders, trauma histories, and a lack of economic and social resources, all of which
affect their capacity to navigate and respond to current institutions. In addition, homeless people
may have a long family history of poverty and housing instability. Homelessness may take
numerous forms, with people living in shelters or on the streets, without secure housing, or
"doubling up" alongside others, or those who have been forced to flee their homes, such as
refugees or natural catastrophe survivors. Therefore, interventions to prevent homelessness and
help people move into their chosen communities are crucial. The purpose of this special issue of
WORK is to draw attention to the unique needs of homeless and refugee populations and
innovative programs designed to meet those needs. When identifying risk factors for veteran
homelessness, civilian, military, and postmilitary variables must all be examined.
Watson, Juliet;Nipperess, Sharlene;Johnson, Guy, Australian social work, 11/2021.
There is no standardized and systematic strategy for communicating homelessness information to
prospective social workers through school programs. Homelessness education is not included in
social work programs in Australia. There is an initiative like the American Academy of Social
Work and Social Welfare's The Grand Challenge of Ending Homelessness, which specifically
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calls on the profession to prevent and end homelessness, including through education. Because
of the structural and systemic basis of Homelessness and related social challenges, social work
graduates must have a complete awareness of how Homelessness and housing assistance systems
operate, regardless of the profession in which they work. Including a study of Incorporating
homelessness into social work courses acknowledges that having or not having adequate housing
has an impact on areas of living that are essential to social work.
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