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Homelessness in America's cities remains a growing problem. The homeless today face the same challenges as in years past: poverty, tenuous or no ties to family and friends, physical and mental health issues, and substance abuse. Compared to the 1950s to 1970s, more homeless are now sleeping on city streets versus in shelters or single room hotels. Homelessness rates are affected by economic trends, lack of equitable and inclusive healthcare and housing, decline in public assistance programs, and natural and man-made disasters. This collection of essays covers case studies, innovations, practices and policies of municipalities coping with homelessness in the 21st century.
AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death among women of childbearing age and is increasing by about 8% a year in this group. * And yet, our understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's lives remains fragmented and incomplete. After a decade of struggling with mounting surveys of risk behavior, clinical trials, and behavioral interventions that were based primarily on experience with gay communities in large cities and, subsequently, on the needs of injection drug users, we have not given programs for women the attention they require if they are to be meaningful, effective, and gender appropriate. This book will introduce the reader to the range of complex issues of HIV and AIDS in women's lives. Ann O'Leary and Loretta Sweet Jemmott have assembled an impres sive list of authors who have contributed chapters from different disciplinary viewpoints. The reader will find information on prevention programs that have been effective for adolescent girls, on culturally specific strategies for African American and Latina women, and on the multiple issues of sub stance use and HIV that need to be faced by any outreach and intervention programs for drug-using women.
According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, in 2011 the United States led industrialized nations with the largest number of homeless women and children; not since the great depression have so many families been without homes. Women are the fastest growing segment of that population. Many different solution strategies have been identified as most constructive in solving this growing epidemic. The purpose of this study is to identify and measure factors that women find most beneficial in helping them successfully transition out of homelessness.This study used a survey and interview questionnaire to collect data from a nonprobability purposive sample of 37 women who were at that time experiencing homelessness. When participating in the study the women were all participating in a job-readiness and empowerment program offered by Women's Empowerment in Sacramento, California. The survey questionnaire focused on the various factors both external and internal that have helped women exit homelessness and become more self-sufficient. The results of the survey and questionnaire found that the majority of participants valued internal factors such as spirituality, self-efficacy, support systems and hope over external factors such as organizations, programs, education, leaders, and housing programs. Participant's level of hope was measured by the Adult Hope Scale by Snyder, 1991. The findings indicated that the participants, although presently experiencing homelessness had high levels of hope. Summary of findings support the strengths-based model, and reflect the importance of internal factors in relation to successful transitions out of homelessness. The recommendations include the incorporation of strength-based practices as well as building on and utilizing internal factors when assisting women as they transition out of homelessness so that they are able to create a foundation for self-sufficiency. The hope is that this foundation will limit the amount of women that experience multiple instances or chronic homelessness.
An important contribution to the understanding of the unique circumstances and needs of the homeless, Diversity Within the Homeless Population examines why more and more women and their children, adolescents, and young adults are ending up on the street. You will learn about unique treatment and community intervention programs, preventive approaches that target those at risk for future homelessness, and case management as a strategy for preventing the initial experience of homelessness. You will also learn about the ”behavioral” factors that differentiate homeless women with children from impoverished women with children who remain housed, including domestic violence, degree of education, number of children, traumatic experiences, and use of drugs. You’ll find this dynamic book takes a giant step toward the development and evaluation of strategies for preventing and alleviating this urgent social problem. In doing so, Diversity Within the Homeless Population explores the benefits of family-oriented treatment, ways to make housing available to the homeless through employment opportunities, and the effectiveness of linking inpatient treatment to a culturally sensitive, community-based intervention program. You will also learn about: the lack of personal support networks among the homeless crack/cocaine use and homelessness among inner-city communities preventing relapse among crack-using homeless women with children the “Needs Foundation” in Chicago social and environmental predictors of adjustment in homeless children homelessness and how it compromises the behavioral, physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development of children hierarchical multiple regression analyses system and agency demands on case managers As a researcher, social worker, psychologist, or counselor who works with the homeless, you face extraordinary adversity on a daily basis; this book offers you hope, guidance, insight, and intervention strategies that will aid you in tackling this enormous social problem. Diversity Within the Homeless Population provides you with a storehouse of ideas that you’ll implement in your own practice or community.
 The public services and care being provided to our veteran citizens are rapidly changing due to the increasing number of veterans that live in our cities. There are more veteran citizens now living in America than ever before, and the veteran population is becoming ever more diverse. For this reason, cities throughout our nation are expanding their public services in scope and scale, as well as enhancing the quality of existing services. This volume documents these rapid developments in order to help our veteran citizens and supporting communities understand the evolving, dynamic, and innovative services and care that are increasingly available to them.