Main Causes
What are the two main substances that can cause homelessness
Drugs and Alcohol
More ___ opportunities would help benefit the homeless people to getting off the street.
Job
How much higher is the mortality rate if you are homeless?
3.5x
Which area is of ten associated with homelessness: rural, urban, or suburban
What are the main ways a family background could affect someone to where they would end up Homeless?
Abusive Parents and child neglect
Programs
Lots of violence happens in homeless ________.
Shelters
About 20% of homeless people come from ______ ____
foster care
What Illnesses can cause homlessness
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and depression.
True or False: Prison is an ethical way to get Homeless people off of the streets
False
What is one of the ways people propose to end homelessness that provides permanent housing for the homeless?
Housing-First
Over ______ people experience homelessness each day in the U.S
700,000 people
Homeless people loss ____ a lot leading to them having money issues.
Jobs
True
Homeless people have an issue of bringing too much _______ into the street and side street.
__________ has the largest homeless population for any state in America.
California
Families sometimes are not able to support their child with a good _________, leading to them not being well educated in school.
education
What kind of Programs can be used to help the homeless find jobs and get rid of their addictions?
About 50% of people experiencing homelessness are likely to have interactions with what department of justice yearly.
The Police
The average life expectancy for homeless people is __ years old
50 years old