Homelessness as social problem

Homelessness as social problem

Any social issue could be a significant threat to society. People facing social problems are living a hard and isolated life. Homelessness is among the complex issue that has affected many of the people in the community. Living without a home could make a stressful life in the rest of one’s life. It, therefore, needs an intervention to correct that and make everyone in the society have a happy life. In every community, the effect of homelessness if felt not only by the victims but by all people in the society.Additionally Bach (2019).clarities that we have many social forces which act as motives to homelessness. Mental illness, family breakdown, addiction, weak economic constitution, inadequate affordable housing and insufficient mental health services can be compounded factors resulting in homelessness. The dynamic relationship of the above factors impact the homelessness levels

Homelessness is devastating, dangerous and isolating.

The issues of homelessness are a painful experience in one’s life. The people living in the streets with no place to call homes are likely to have suffered from violence. They have also been hit or kicked or even experienced many problems and violence or harm while they are homeless(Bach,2019). They feel isolated because they are exposed to dangerous and devastating life in the streets.

What causes homelessness?

In modern society, the issue of homeless is associated with many causes. The known source of homeless include inadequate affordable housing

Poverty and unemployment are making many people end I being homeless

According to Bach(2019),Live events like if people come out of prison, care or an army with nowhere to call home.

Most people are getting homeless if they are unable to afford rent painfully mostly women get exposed to having violated relationship. Relationship breakups, loss of a job, physical health problems use of substance abuse trigger homelessness in the society.

Though these could be problems in the entire society, there could be efforts aimed at mitigating their social issue.

What we need to do To end homelessness in society

Supporting the homeless people all year round help them find homes, get skills, jobs and trine them to increase their confidence via learning

Creation of plans could be better insights to end homelessness

Campaigning to influence for the need of ending and changing the social perception on homelessness (Bach,2019).

Giving facts on the homelessness help the researchers to know the cause and impact of this social issue to the society

Creation of housing resource centres support others

Support the homelessness at Christmas

Donations, fundraising and volunteering to help the homeless in the community

References

 Bach,T. (Oct. 7, 2019): More Cities Crack Down on Homelessness.retrived from . https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2019-10-07/us-cities-are-increasingly-cracking-down-on-homelessness