Thursday, March 22, 2012

How does illness lead to people being homeless

http://www.witf.org/news/real/7108-mental-health-and-homelessness
Homeless people become ill with Mental Health. And people don't realize how being homeless affects there mental health. The stress and the depression they go threw can overwhelm them and become secondary to theor physical and material trials. Which affects their minds that control the center of there body.

http://homelessresourcenetwork.org/causes.html
Mental Illness - Approximately 20-25% of the single adult homeless population suffer from some form of severe and persistent mental

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - This disorder is common with veterans and those that have been in violent situations. It can make it difficult to have a stable life. 
  • Illness - For families and individuals struggling to pay the rent, a serious illness or disability can start a downward spiral into homelessness, beginning with a lost job, depletion of savings to pay for care, and eventual eviction.
  • Physical Disabilities - Disabled individuals may be unable to work or find appropriate employment. For those receiving SSI, they often struggle to obtain and maintain stable housing. 

http://www.walkforthehomeless.net/Why_Do_%20People_Become_Homeless.htm
Another reason people become homeless by an illness is Mental illness,which often makes people who suffer from it unable to work.  It can alienate them from their support systems and even damage their ability to accept needed help.  People with severe mental illnesses who have subsidized housing sometimes have difficultly maintaining it through period when they decompensate and need to go into the hospital.


Summary Paragraph: Not only can Mental Illness or other illnesses can cause people to go homeless, but being homeless can give that person and Illness also. Some people who become homeless are veterans. The illness they get is called Post Traumatic stress disorder,"Factors Contributing to Homelessness". This causes them to become homeless because after being in such violent situations it's hard for them to live a stable life. The people who are already homeless end up suffering from Mental illness because of all the stress and depression they go threw.Physical Disabilities is another reason for people becoming homeless. Some people with disabilities may be unable to work or find an appropriate job. Because of this, it makes them feel alienated from there support and makes it hard for them to obtain and maintain stable housing.The people with disabilities can go homeless due to the cost of medical care.Many people don't realize that even "Good" medical insurance is not a  guarantee of medical care. They are surprised to find out that thier insurance will not cover all thier medical expenses or treatment. This causes them to lose there health insurance due to the injury. In result some homeless people are on the streets because of injury or illness, not because there lazy or don't care.

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