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Researched by Brenan B. |
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Introduction
The basic definition of homelessness is simple, it’s a person that has no permanent home, that lacks fixed housing, and the person can’t afford basic needs (regular, safe, adequate, shelter) because they can’t find a job. A homeless person would live at a nighttime residence is a homeless shelter, an institutionalized residence, public place or private place where human’s aren’t meant to be. The homeless population is tragic because it is very hard to overcome. There’s a wide variety of People that are homeless.
Homeless Population
Scientists say there are about 100 million people worldwide that are homeless. Some experts believe people with an inadequate permanent house are homeless. Such a house wouldn’t include clean water, sanitation, protection from weather, and personal protection. Using this definition of homelessness, the UN (United Nations) said 1 billion people worldwide are homeless. In the United states there are 303,522,561 people and 5-8,000,000 people are homeless. Plus there are 229,300 people in Yakima and 1,000 people are homeless.
Causes
There are many causes of homelessness. Some of them are that some people leave difficult and/or abusive personal relationships and sometimes aren’t able to support themselves. Some struggle with substance abuse and/or mental health problems which makes it difficult to retain employment. Homelessness can occur after war, political unrest, fires, and natural disasters. Joblessness is a major reason that people are homeless in many countries. Losing jobs or inability to work can lead to inadequate income so people can’t pay for basic needs. Also, a lack of affordable housing may lead to levels of homelessness.
Conditions
When people become homeless life becomes difficult for long periods of time. Homelessness leads to poor health because it is hard for individuals to obtain nutritious food and adequate medical care. The health conditions lead to susceptibility to chronic illnesses such as Tuberculosis and AIDs. Homeless people have to cope with cold weather, lack of sleep, and threats to personal safety. It’s hard to find a place to recover and hard to become healthy once again. Even Healthy homeless people often become depressed.
Addressing Homelessness
Thriving developed/developing nations are trying to save many lives by creating shelters and other options. Many European countries are helping the homeless population drop in numbers by giving them shelter. Shelters are offering services, treatments, financial assistance, self-sufficiency. “Some governments and private charities provide emergency food assistance, food pantries, and meal programs for homeless populations.” Said Allard in (2007)
Conclusion
There are many reasons that people become homeless. Also, it is hard to recover from homelessness because of substance abuse, illnesses, joblessness and many other reasons. Plus there’s a large amount of homeless population in the world. And it’ s better to keep homeless people off the streets because they may damage the society.
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