WHAT CAUSES HOMELESSNESS?

Sadly, many people view homelessness as the result of personal failings, and consider that if the economy is going well, there is no excuse for not getting on.

But this belief is belied by the facts, which show that homelessness is caused by a complex interplay between a person's individual circumstances and adverse 'structural' factors outside their direct control.

These problems can build up over years until the final crisis moment when a person becomes homeless.

Source:http://england.shelter.org.uk/campaigns/why_we_campaign/tackling_homelessness/What_causes_homelessness#reasons_given_by_homeless_people_for_being_homeless

HOMELESS SHELTER

1. Storage Units

Many have called storage units the modern-day cardboard box. Sure, they’re not ideal, but they’re dry, secure and beat the dangers of the street. And they offer a way for people to keep some of their belongings rather than abandon them or have them stolen.

2. Cars

Living out of a vehicle may seem like a bearable solution to losing one’s home. But when your home is on four wheels, it’s impossible to sit still. Each day, you must be on the go to evade authorities and the expensive citations for illegal parking or sleeping in a vehicle (Yes, there are ordinances against this.)

3. Parks

After walking all day or night, it’s tempting for a homeless man or woman to stretch out on the lawn or a bench for some rest. Parks are open to the public and a decent place to get a nap during the day. But sleeping in the park at night is usually interrupted by police asking offenders to move along.

4. Streets

While it may seem counter-intuitive that a homeless person would choose to stay on the streets rather than in a homeless shelter, there are understandable reasons for doing so. Shelters tend to attract people who are chronically homeless and addicted. This can be frightening to someone newly homeless or to those who struggle with mental illness or social phobias.

We Don’t Know

For all of those homeless individuals whose unfortunate living situations are documented, recorded, and broadcast to the public, there are hundreds more who remain anonymous. The methodology for finding and counting homeless people is imperfect; we simply do not find everyone.

Source: http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/learn-more/where-do-homeless-sleep/

THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission:
To prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.

Source:    http://nationalhomeless.org/

So...

it's an important issue  in which  our society is involved  day after day. Let's stop this phenomenon that causes ravages in our young people and the best way for doing it could be focus on preventing problems, rather than waiting to fix them.

Could be better stop with familiar problems and to start  understanding to your guys. 

PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

Various types of treatment for substance-abusing runaway adolescents has been found effective, including community reinforcement approach, motivational interviewing, and ecologically-based family therapy, with motivational interviewing showing the quickest results according to an article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Sadly, some youth are more accurately called “throwaways” than “runaways.”  Some parents sexually abuse their children or allow others to do so.  Parents who are consumed by their substance abuse problems may lack the emotional or physical resources to care for their children. Contacting a child abuse hotline when abuse is suspected may allow social workers to intervene before a child becomes a runaway.  In the United States and Canada, abuse can be reported at The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD

Source: http://www.decodedscience.com/runaway-children-predictors-preventions/44560

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57dEWFgeGU

CONSEQUENCES OF LIFE ON THE STREET FOR HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH

• Difficulty attending school due to lack of required enrollment records (such as immunization and medical records and proof of residence) as well as lack of access to transportation to and from school.    
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• Increased likelihood of high-risk behaviors, including engaging in unprotected sex, having multiple sex partners and participating in intravenous drug use.  
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• Greater risk of severe anxiety and depression, suicide, poor health and nutrition, and low self-esteem.
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• Increased likelihood of exchanging sex for food, clothing and shelter (also known as "survival sex") or dealing drugs to meet basic needs.
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Source: http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/homeless-and-runaway-youth.aspx

VIDEO ABOUT HOMELESS YOUTH

THE THROWNAWAYS courageously explores the most pressing racial justice issue of our time: the mass incarceration and profiling of poor people of color.  

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWgLBEvvMpA