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Homeless children sleeping in New York City, 1890. Photographed by Jacob Riis.. Youth homelessness is the problem of homelessness or housing insecurity amongst young people around the globe, extending beyond the absence of physical housing in most definitions and capturing familial instability, poor housing conditions, or future uncertainty (couch surfing, van living, hotels).
Factory closings and a deteriorating economy have made it difficult to pay rent. Two million people's addiction to drugs has caused parents to divorce and young people to leave their homes. [3] Seven out of ten people said that the cause of homelessness was being rejected from the family and being abused at home.
Shinn and Gillespie (1994) argued that although substance abuse and mental illness is a contributing factor to homelessness, the primary cause is the lack of low-income housing. [34] Elliot and Krivo emphasize the structural conditions that increase vulnerability to homelessness.
Research has shown that overcrowded living spaces and inadequate ventilation increased transmission risks. [14] Households experiencing housing instability were also more likely to face challenges in accessing healthcare, social distancing, and maintaining mental well-being during lockdowns. [ 14 ]
Homeless children in the United States: [126] The number of homeless children reached record highs in 2011, [127] 2012, [128] and 2013 [129] at about three times their number in 1983. [128] [needs update] The number of homeless children in the US grew from 1.2 million in 2007 to 1.6 million in 2010.
Thistle's use of academic research as a means of healing and understanding of his personal story as an Indigenous person growing up disconnected from his community and its history and his past experiences with homelessness, addiction and incarceration has formed the basis for his original and innovative research contributions.
“Addiction is a condition that is incredibly stigmatized, and because we still see addiction as crime more than a disease, that carries over into our treatment,” she said. “What you end up with is something that in any other part of the medical system would be considered absolutely abhorrent bedside manner, [but here] is actually seen as ...
The index is also credited, erroneously perhaps, on reducing homelessness [16] where we see comments like "The launch of the 100,000 Homes Campaign by Common Ground has since given communities across the country innovative new methods and tools to house our homeless neighbors. One such tool is the Vulnerability Index."