Author Question: Factors that contribute to homelessness are very complex and include such things as poverty, lack of ... (Read 43 times)

Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Factors that contribute to homelessness are very complex and include such things as poverty, lack of affordable housing, substance abuse, and

1. The AIDS epidemic.
2. Deinstitutionalizat ion of mentally ill persons.
3. The graying of America (increase in the number of elderly).
4. Racism.
5. The recent influx of immigrants.

Question 2

Which of the following individuals might be termed homeless?

1. Bob, a 21-year-old college student, who lives with his parent while he finishes his education
2. Carl, a 39-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia, who lives in a group home for persons with mental illnesses
3. Darlene, a 31-year-old woman recently separated from her husband, who has been moving between friends' homes while she is trying to find an apartment she can afford
4. Elizabeth, an unemployed 22-year-old mother of three, who lives in a government-subsidized apartment