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Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Homeless Mentally Ill : Problems and Options in Estimating Numbers and Trends
Author: Month in Review ...
Author: Joint Hearing on Quality and Limitations of the S-night Homeless Count
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Government Information and RegulationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The ... Annual Report of the Interagency Council on the Homeless
Author: United States. Interagency Council on the HomelessPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Homelessness
Author: Paul SimonPublisher:
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Category : Homeless youth
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Nation In Denial
Author: Alice S. BaumPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429722621
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence that up to 85 percent of all homeless adults suffer the ravages of substance abuse and mental illness, resulting in the social isolation that has been the hallmark of homelessness in the United States since colonial days. .
A Nation Concerned
Author: United States. Interagency Council on the HomelessPublisher:
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Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Nursing Issues in the 21st Century
Author: Eleanor C. HeinPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780781730174
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
With a varied collection of readings focusing on contemporary issues i n professional nursing, this first edition introduces students to the many perspectives affecting nurses and society. This text incorporates both nursing and non-nursing literature, covering such issues as educ ation and role transition, governance, and cost containment. Articles are organized from simple to complex, making it easy for faculty to as sign readings to beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. The a uthor provides an introduction for each section of articles, framing t hem in historical, political, and sociocultural settings.
Over the Edge
Author: Martha M. BurtPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610440994
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Often described as an emergency, homelessness in America is becoming a chronic condition that reflects an overall decline in the nation's standard of living and the general state of the economy. This is the disturbing conclusion drawn by Martha Burt in Over the Edge, a timely book that takes a clear-eyed look at the astonishing surge in the homeless population during the 1980s. Assembling and analyzing data from 147 U.S. cities, Burt documents the increase in homelessness and proposes a comprehensive explanation of its causes, incorporating economic, personal, and policy determinants. Her unique research answers many provocative questions: Why did homelessness continue to spiral even after economic conditions improved in 1983? Why is it significantly greater in cities with both high poverty rates and high per capita income? What can be done about the problem? Burt points to the significant catalysts of homelessness—the decline of manufacturing jobs in the inner city, the increased cost of living, the tight rental housing market, diminished household income, and reductions in public benefit programs—all of which exert pressures on the more vulnerable of the extremely poor. She looks at the special problems facing the homeless, including the growing number of mentally ill and chemically dependent individuals, and explains why certain groups—minorities and low-skilled men, single men and women, and families headed by women—are at greatest risk of becoming homeless. Burt's analysis reveals that homelessness arises from no single factor, but is instead perpetuated by pivotal interactions between external social and economic conditions and personal vulnerabilities. From an understanding of these interactions, Over the Edge builds lucid, realistic recommendations for policymakers struggling to alleviate a situation of grave consequence for our entire society.