Essays on Homeless Youth

Introduction

For the purpose of this research paper, the research population that has been selected comprises the homeless people with ages between 18 and 21 years, who are living in Atlantic City and Camden in New Jersey. The main objective here is to conduct a needs based assessment of this homeless population in order to develop and implement a teaching plan that allows this at-risk population to improve their health and well-being.

Needs Assessment

The needs assessment procedure starts off by determining the current family situation and social support structure of the homeless youth. In this case a homeless individual has been ...

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Introduction

For the purposes of this research paper, the homeless population living in Camden and Atlantic City in New Jersey have been studied. The specific age group of homeless people that has been selected are those individuals with ages between 18 and 21 years. The paper will explore the various health problems that homeless people of this age group are most likely to suffer from. A review of the available literature has been conducted in order to determine which prevention initiatives have so far proven to be most effective in addressing and resolving the identified ...

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Introduction Youth homelessness is a general term that refers to vagrancy that affects a homogenous youth population. This population includes “unaccompanied youth, runaways, throwaways, street youth, and systems youth” (Moore 2). Homelessness is an age-old social problem that has plagued most modern societies. In the United States, the problem regarding youth homelessness can be traced as far back as the earliest history of the country; back when the first Europeans settled in the New World. According to Moore, an expert affiliated with the National Center for Homeless Education, youth homelessness has been existent while the country was ...

General Problem Statement

Homelessness is a worldwide phenomenon observed in all nations regardless of economic development status. Many often believe homelessness is only a result of financial distress but there are many instances wherein homelessness is a result of other circumstances; advocates of the financial viewpoint – Miller, Herzberg, and Ray (2012) – claimed the urgency of addressing economic problems of society to effectively deal and combat homelessness. In contrast, Wright (2009) emphasized political and social origins of the problem rather than economic ones In the hopes of helping the problem, Hodas and Myers highlighted social and educational issues in schools that impact children ...

A homeless individual is a person without a regular, satisfactory, and fixed residence for spending a night. The primary residence of such a person is mostly supervised shelter for providing a temporary accommodation. These shelters include emergency shelters and transitional houses that only provide temporary housing. It is a major concern in the US despite being among the most developed countries in the World. Most of the cities in different states in the US are typically faced with the challenge of homelessness. California is among the states that have high levels of street families. Homeless persons usually experience many ...

The first discussed organization is the Happy Hippie Foundation established by a singer, performer and actress Miley Cyrus. The organization’s official website page can be found at the following address: http://www.happyhippies.org/. It is a non-profit organization that operates on a national level. The stated mission of the organization is to “rally young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth and other vulnerable populations” (“The Happy Hippie Foundation,” 2014). The foundation speaks out against judgement of young people, who differ from the majority of population on the basis of their sexuality, sexual preferences, social status and other ...

Introduction

Homelessness is a substantial and systemic problem, as it provides people with the fewest resources even less of a chance to better themselves and escape the cycle of poverty. Homeless youth, in particular, face particular problems, being offered substantially fewer chances to succeed compared to other youth of the same age who are not homeless. There are many reasons for youth to become homeless; in many cases, homeless children have homeless parents, or have been tied up in the system without a concrete family structure (e.g. orphans). One substantial phenomenon is the homeless LGBT child; despite the many social advances ...

According to the report of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), there are 1.5 million children or maybe more who suffer homelessness Children who are brought up in poverty face extraordinary experiences that involve social challenges, critical stressors and healthcare issues. Most of them do not often behave differently, but they encounter day-to-day overpowering challenges, some of them are seriously affected. This paper is a discussion about the different implications on how children with different family economic factors, socioeconomic status, and challenges behave differently when faced with homelessness. Poverty of which results to being homeless is generally ...

How do children with different family economic factors, socioeconomic status, and challenges behave differently when faced with homelessness?

Records reveal that there are 1.5 million children or maybe more who suffer homelessness (nccp.org). Children who are brought up in poverty face extraordinary experiences that involve social challenges, critical stressors and healthcare issues. Most of them do not often behave differently, but they encounter day-to-day overpowering challenges, some of them are seriously affected. This paper is a discussion about the different implications on how children with different family economic factors, socioeconomic status, and challenges behave differently when faced with homelessness. Poverty of which results to being homeless is generally an urban occurrence, thus far children are living in ...

Growing number of homeless people in Canada have emerged as one of major issues for policy makers of Canada. People are raising questions about the management and government policies that are responsible for growing number of homeless people. The issue has been a major issue of concern for the government of Canada as it affects more than a few aspects of the Canadian society as well as national interests. This paper intends to discuss the issue of homeless people in Canada and further, intends to examine whether the Canadian government should help homeless people? Toronto report card on housing and ...

Abstract

Homelessness in the world is significant humanity problem, which while many will acknowledge needs to be resolution, they also seemed to be unmoved with making a change. The stigmatization associated with homeless people is spread through the misinterpretations of the reasoning of how the individual arrives at their situation. This is largely a problem for the ever increasing population of homeless youth which has risen in the last several years due to the economic situation and familial factors in which self-determination and perseverance take priority. The problems that many homeless individuals face as well as youth is the lack of healthcare. ...

“With No Direction Home: Homeless Youth on the Road and in the Streets” is a case study that explores the situation of life amongst the youths that are homeless in New York City. Marni Finkelstein, the author of the text conducted research to establish the condition of life amongst the homeless children in the city. Finkelstein applied ethnographic methods of studies in a bid to initiate understanding on the condition of street life and street children. In addition, Finkelstein utilized anthropology and all techniques that a company it in order to establish critical understanding of the homeless youths and children on the ...

Psychology

2014-11-20 Former study has recognized age dissimilarities within the mere scope and arrangement of social networks that of which propose that most methodical networks tend to cultivate lesser through time while they includes an ever more superior amount of eminent communal associates. Rendering to socio sensitive selectivity theory, such variations within the social network arrangement aid a precursor feeling controlling purpose in which provisions an age-linked upsurge in the importance that general public place on emotive happiness. Moreover, the expressive quality of social networks, mostly when undesirable feelings tend to associate with network associates, usually predicts the ways of ...

Introduction

Vagrancy is associated with homelessness and is not tolerated by the States with regulated society. Although homelessness is a pitiable condition, it is criminalized because of vagrancy. Once vagrancy was viewed unlawful for a different reason of shortage of workers. The first law of vagrancy was introduced by England in 1349 making it unlawful not to work if physically fit. Vagrancy was liable to be punished with 15 days of imprisonment. Vagrancy law in due course (by 1530) shifted its focus towards suspicious or criminal behavior. Originally vagrancy was not tolerated due to shortage of workers due to Plague in 1348. ...

[Institution Title] According to the National Conference of State Legislature's website, one in every seven children between ages 10 to 18 years will run away from home (Finzel, 2013). This was supported by the data provided by the National Runaway Switchboard through the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in 2008. According to the report, there were approximately 1.3 million youth were living-off the streets of the US territory (Molino, 2010). This statistics is alarming considering the potential risks that await the youth while they remain unsupervised in the streets. Not to mention the implication that a high incidence ...

For many generations, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people continued to struggle for their freedom and social acceptance. Today, proud of their achievements, they have the right to celebrate for their newfound role in the society as the American people have come to realize their existence by supporting their rights and privileges. California is one of the most liberal states in the United States where the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people received tremendous recognition. Some of the significant laws that were passed include same-sex marriage in 2005 where California was the first ...

Rew, L. (2000): Friends and pets as companions: strategies for coping with loneliness among homeless youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. 13(3):125-32.

The study which was conducted from a sample number of about 30 homeless youths tried to establish the effects homelessness to adolescents who lived in the streets. The author main hypothesis was that most homeless youths find loneliness a problem which can lead to health problems. He majorly researches on the feelings of the homeless and the situations that make them feel isolated. In a good part of the study the question of how ...

Homelessness is living in insecure, unstable and congested accommodations. Youth are a new face of homelessness due to the brutal economy on them. The young people who are mostly at risk of becoming homeless are those aged between 16-25 and especially those living in foster homes. There is an increase in numbers of youth who are homeless and have to spend their nights in the cold on the streets and pavements. This question needs to be addressed by the government and the local authorities since it is becoming a social issue and it is a breach of the right to safe and ...