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Homeless: An individual who lacks housing including an individual whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations, and an individual who is a resident in transitional housing. Effects a wide variety of demographics. Families with children are the fastest growing homeless population (Rabiner & Weiner, 2012). 2.3 to 3.5 million individuals in the United States alone face homelessness annually (Cronley, 2010). Cause of homelessness › Structure problems vs individual problems 2
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Since of community and hope. Homeless to flight homelessness. Problems with the current system: › Lack of community support. › Missions. › Commission boards providing poor advancement. › Temporary or respite housing. 4
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Social media. Single actions and one person can make a difference. Stigma vs reality › A single set back can result in homelessness. 6
A right vs individual responsibility › McKinney Act of 1987 Housing problems › Inadequate affordable and temporary housing › Missions can be dehumanizing 7
57% of homeless individuals in the United States lack health insurance (Hwang et al., 2010). › Medicare High rates of acute and chronic disease Reasons for not seeking health care: › Competing priorities › Transportation › Feeling stigmatized › Discontinuity of care › Education › Poor diet 8
Teaching Increase job placement programs and respite housing Food stamps, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) › SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery (SOAR) Increasing preventative care access › Patient navigators 9
Cronley, C. (2010). Unraveling the Social Construction of Homelessness. Journal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment, 20(2), General Information. (n.d.). National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from Horvath, M. (2012, July 27). Mark Horvath at TEDx SkidRow. YouTube. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from Hwang, S., Ueng, J., Chiu, S., Kiss, A., Tolomiczenko, G., Cowan, L., &... Redelmeier, D. (2010). Universal health insurance and health care access for homeless persons. American Journal Of Public Health, 100(8), doi: /AJPH National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty - Housing Rights Overview. (n.d.). National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty - Housing Rights Overview. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from Rabiner, M., & Weiner, A. (2012). Health Care for Homeless and Unstably Housed: Overcoming Barriers. Mount Sinai Journal Of Medicine, 79(5), doi: /msj Tent City U.S.A. - Trailer - OWN Documentary Club - Oprah Winfrey Network. (2012, September 17). YouTube. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from 10