Kimberly Tyler's A Qualitative Study

Homelessness is an unsolved issue occurring day to day, worldwide. What the main focus of this essay will be are the homeless youth in Canada dealing with drug addiction and substance use. Homelessness is a rising problem here in Canada, there are 10,000 homeless youth on the street, a guaranteed 2000 on any given night. There are so many different aspects you have to deal with along being homeless, not only are they living life on the streets without a shelter, food or money, but the challenges they face daily just adds to it. They face physical abuse, verbal abuse, police brutality, weather changes, starvation, stress, addictions, mental illness, and other various problems.

Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Kids :Summary In “Our Tired, Our Poor, Our kids”(2001), Anna Quindlen claims that “There are many homeless mothers and children”(332).Quindlen addresses this issue by needing to find homes for many children the past month (“thousands”) ,as well for those families that wait by their belongings until found a room to sleep. The population of homelessness people isn’t decreasing it’s increasing rapidly. She reveals these problems in order to inform people the outrages numbers of homeless families ,and also “explains some of the effects of homelessness on children,emphasizes the importance of affordable housing,and touches on the effects of welfare reform on homelessness”(329).

Frankish et al. (2009) explains “there is no single pathway to homelessness, but rather homelessness is the result of a complex interaction of factors” (p. 24). Individuals who experience multiple factors with the potential to contribute to homelessness may be more vulnerable than others. Some of these vulnerable populations include indigenous people, victims of abuse, those suffering from mental illness, substance users, people with disabilities, and low-income earners or individuals already living in poverty (Gaetz, 2010). Since the impacts of homelessness typically worsen the longer one spends without adequate housing, it is important to consider which populations are most likely to get stuck in the cycle of homelessness.

The vulnerable population of homeless children

The City of Toronto proposed a two pronged approach to address youth homelessness and squeegeeing (Parnaby, 2003). Firstly, a training program called the Squeegee Working Youth Mobilization (SWYM) project was developed with the aim to provide employment skills and alternatives to squeegeeing and panhandling (O 'Grady et al., 2011). City Council approved the $250,000 SWYM project with financial assistance from the Federal government (Parnaby, 2003). Secondly, the City requested that the Ontario government pass new legislation to give police more power over the income-generating practices of these youth (O 'Grady et al., 2011).

Abuse and neglect are one of the top three leading causes of youth homelessness. “Studies show 70 percent of homeless youth have suffered some form of physical, sexual or emotional abuse” and “45.7 percent of street

Acuña and Erlenbusch surveyed homeless participants to diminish the stereotypes circulating them with factual information. This information included employment history, education level, early adulthood, and demographics. As Southern Nevada’s homeless rate shoots up, unemployment continues to be a leading factor. This article informs readers of current statistics circulating homelessness in comparison to other states in the U.S. Amaro cites first hand information from non-profit organizations to bring awareness the growing problem.

For instance, a study published in 2009 discusses the importance of understanding the different aspects of this population in order to effectively help end youth homelessness. The study notes that are two typical forms of youth homelessness: children living in homeless families and unaccompanied youth. The first group, children living in homeless families, is essentially children who “live in families without a home” (Aratani, 2009, p. 4). Unaccompanied youth, then include those who are runaways, throwaways, and independent youth who have no contact with their family. Additionally, there is a multitude of factors that have been known to contribute to homelessness.

She moves to connecting her experience to point out the experience of a homeless student in the educational system. Williams points out her exception to the loss of the American life lottery. Becoming a Harvard graduate, an advocate for homeless youth, and a professional in family engagement, Williams addresses a concern in the myth that “anyone in our country can achieve success if they simply want it enough and work hard enough,” and the faults it has. Using her education Williams looks to change the oppression generational poverty students face. Ending the article, Williams writes on practical solutions to change the impact on “communities and generations to

Once a child goes through a harsh social condition of homelessness they are often seldom directed to service providers wanting to continue to live on their own instead of transitional houses or homeless shelters (Kimberly Bender, 380). One argument is to enforce the focus of youth dealing with homelessness, but from a youth’s perspective living in a strict homeless shelter seem to cause or make depression their worse (Andrea Krusi, 284). Homeless youth face several challenges including the lack of social support needed from a shelter, the life within a youth centered shelter,

In brief, the use of drugs has multiple adverse effects, and is highly associated with the status of homelessness among

The issue of homelessness in America has been evident since the early 1600’s. Across the country men, women and children spend their nights on the streets not knowing when or if they will ever find a permanent home. States and federal officials or city councils have tried to alleviate or at least reduce the number of homeless over the last several decades at a city, state or national level but it continues to be an ongoing problem. There is a multitude of factors that account for the growing homeless population that affects each state in the country differently. Though there are many contributing factors that contribute to the amount of people living on the street at any given night in the U.S.

The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man, authored by Nels Anderson, offers an account of the behaviors, choices, relationships and living situations of the homeless in 1920’s Chicago. This study, conducted for the Chicago Council of Social Agencies, provides a platform to voice first hand accounts of the adventures and the hardships of the vagrant life. Born to a Swedish immigrant father and housemaid mother, Anderson spent much of his childhood moving around; from The West, to an Indian reservation, to Hobohemia, he moved 10 times over the course of 10 years. Anderson seeks answers to the many questions surrounding homelessness because he grew up in a milieu that only knew the vagrant life. Once he left high school, Anderson joined the

The purpose of this study was to explore primary students’ knowledge of autism, to reveal what they know about autism, how much and how accurately they understand autism and individuals (e.g., their peers) with autism. The following chapter discusses the research design for the study, ethical considerations, participants, the research instruments used in this study, and data analysis. Research Design A qualitative research design was chosen to allow for a rich description and explanation of students’ knowledge of autism. In general, there are many valid reasons for choosing qualitative research design: (a) to understand the meaning or nature of experience of persons; (b) to find out what people are doing and thinking; and (c) to explore

Homelessness in youth often results in mental health problems and an overall decreased health state due to harmful living conditions and extreme disadvantages forming a high-risk group with regard to health inequalities across Europe (Jean R. Hughes, 2010). In that context the increased numbers of European youth living in homelessness remains a problematic cause of international public concern and interest. In addition, the problems these youths have to face on an everyday basis are often associated with an enhanced drug use representing the serious health consequences due to a life in homelessness. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of homelessness on the mental health state and on drug abuse of youths in Europe.