The Plight Of The Homeless
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Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2018-08-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309477042 |
Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.
Author | : Edwin Fuller Torrey |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : |
Examines the policy of deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and what can be done about it.
Author | : Sam Davis |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2004-11-29 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0520235258 |
"An eye opener. The subject of homelessness has often been discussed, but no one before has cut such a broad swath through the subject. There is no other book that deals with the architecture of homelessness."—Robert Gutman, author of Architectural Practice: A Critical View "Davis lays out a compelling case for us all, especially designers, to get involved in solutions for the problem of homelessness. He discusses the plight of the homeless in terms that make them real, and his chapter on the costs of homelessness lays out the argument for involvement in very practical terms."—Michael Underhill, Professor, School of Architecture at Arizona State University
Author | : James Wright |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351533916 |
Describes the nature of homelessness, its multiple causes, and its demographic, economic, sociological, and social policy antecedents. Finding the origins of the problem to be social and political rather than economic, Wright (human relations, Tulane) outlines remedies based on existing and modified
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 1988-02-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309038324 |
There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.
Author | : Kim Hopper |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780801488344 |
Kim Hopper has dedicated his career to trying to address the problem of homelessness in the United States. In this powerful book, he draws upon his dual strengths as anthropologist and advocate to provide a deeper understanding of the roots of homelessness.
Author | : Jonathan Kozol |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0307764192 |
"Extraordinarily affecting....A very important book....To read and remember the stories in this book, to take them to heart, is to be called as a witness." THE BOSTON GLOBE There is no safety net for the millions of heartbroken refugees from the American Dream, scattered helplessly in any city you can name. RACHEL AND HER CHILDREN is an unforgettable record for humanity, of the desperate voices of the men, women, and especially children, and their hourly struggle for survival, homeless in America.
Author | : Robert C. Rowland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780844252988 |
Author | : Jan van der Ploeg |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications Limited |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1997-12-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780803978065 |
This wide-ranging book analyzes the problem of youth homelessness in the western world. Taking into account psychological characteristics while highlighting the major risk factors in the family, at school and in society at large, the authors offer both practitioners and policymakers tools for dealing with all aspects of this issue. Within a clear conceptual and theoretical framework, Jan van der Ploeg and Evert Scholte define the phenomenon of homelessness, drawing on data from across Europe and North America to establish its scope and prevalence among young people today. Always alive to the practical implications of their analysis, they provide a thorough and comprehensive strategy for addressing the plight of the homeless
Author | : Joseph Murphy |
Publisher | : Corwin Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2011-03-23 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1412980542 |
This seminal work on homeless students and our responsibility to them provides far-reaching research, effective intervention programs, and guidelines for teaching homeless students.