Homelessness, poverty and unemployment / Sanna J. Thompson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Sanna J.

Series:

Social issues, justice and status series.

Hunger and poverty.

Social issues, justice and status

Hunger and poverty : causes, impacts and eradication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Poor--United States.

Poor.

Unemployment--United States.

Unemployment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an introduction to the interconnections between homelessness, poverty and unemployment. Various populations are included, such as homeless youth and families, the elderly and individuals who have experienced traumatic events as these populations are most effected in terms of homelessness and poverty. Chapters are included that can be applied to a conceptual framework if social estrangement and include such domains as societal disaffiliation, psychological dysfunction, issues of human capital and the culture of homelessness. These domains are discussed in the first chapter and form the rationale and description for the various chapters included.

Contents:

Intro

HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

CONTENTS

PREFACE

HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AN OVERVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL MODEL

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

INTERSECTION BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS, POVERY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT

HOMELESS FAMILIES, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

HOMELESS YOUTH, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF SOCIAL ESTRANGEMENT

Disaffiliation

Human Capital

Identification with Homeless Culture

Psychological Dysfunction

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPLYING SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY TO INTERVENTIONS WITH HOMELESS YOUTH

THEORY OF SOCIAL CAPITAL

Measurement of Social Capital

Social Capital and Homelessness

Social Capital and Education

Outreach to Connect Homeless Youth to Social Capital

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HOMELESS YOUTH

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INTERVENTIONS

Proposed Intervention Using Social Capital among Homeless Youth

LOGIC MODEL OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HOMELESS YOUTH INTERVENTIONS

Intervention Strategies and Activities

Intervention Implementation and Success - Factors To Consider

Homeless Youth Community Needs and Assets

HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS AND EMPLOYMENT: ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS

FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYMENT AMONG HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS

Duration of Homelessness

Transience

Educational Attainment

Criminal Activity

Substance Use and Abuse

Mental Health and Victimization

Traditional Services to Homeless Youths and Young Adults

EMPLOYMENT MODELS FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Supported Employment

Social Enterprise Interventions

Similarities between Model Approaches

ADAPTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT MODEL FOR HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS.

DEVELOPING AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED EMPLOYMENT INTERVENTION FOR HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS

Social Enterprise Intervention with Homeless Young Adults

PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSING AMONG HOMELESS YOUTH

BACKGROUND LITERATURE

CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS

DIFFICULTIES OF HOMELESSNESS

HOUSING SERVICES

Treatment First Model

Housing First Model

Analysis of Services

Perspectives from Youth Concerning Services

Purpose of the Study

METHODS

Design

Sample and Procedures

Measurement

QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Study Results

RESULTS

Sample Demographics

Background Histories of Homeless Young Adults

CASE STUDIES

18 Year-Old Male

25 Year-Old Male

18 Year-Old Female

YOUNG ADULTS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOMELESSNESS

Positive Perceptions of Homelessness

Negative Perceptions of Homelessness

Perceptions and Experience with Housing Services

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Long-Term Housing

Rent Assistance

BARRIERS TO RECEIVING HOUSING SERVICES

Wait Time to Receive Services

Curfews and Other Rules

Staff Attitudes

Restrictions on Substance Use

Requirements for Attending Religious Services

Issues Associated with "Red Tape"

Motives, Honesty, and Fairness

PREFERENCES FOR SERVICES AMONG HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS

Employment/Work Programs

Education and Counseling Services

Individuality in Services and Perceptions

Rules Associated with Services

HOUSING NEEDS AND DESIRES

Friendly and Respectful Staff

Practical Needs Identified

Need for Space

PERCEPTIONS OF IDEAL HOUSING SERVICE

Notable Quotes Concerning Housing

DISCUSSION

Characteristics and Service Use among Young Adult Homeless

Perspectives on Housing

RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES.

SAFETY AND SURVIVAL SKILLS OF HOMELESS, STREET-INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS

BACKGROUND ON HOMELESS YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES

Pathways to Homelessness

Survival Skills and Safety Strategies of Homeless Youth

Survival Skills

Strategies for Keeping Safe on the Streets

METHOD

Setting

Sample

Procedures and Data Collection

Data Analysis

QUANTITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS

Sample Characteristics

Safety Strategies

QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW RESULTS

Peer Associations/Being with People You Trust

Staying Safe While Using Drugs

Having a Pet

Implications for Practice

Limitations

EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AMONG YOUTH: PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT AND POLICY REFORM

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HOMELESSNESS

Education as a Form of Social Capital for Homeless Youth

EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools

Families and Schools Together

The Good Behavior Game

Life Skills Training

Project Towards No Drug Abuse

SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTION IMPLICATIONS

Employment

Educational Policy Reform

SPEAKING UP AND SPEAKING OUT: YOUTHS' PERSPECTIVES ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

Current Services and Programs

ENCOURAGING YOUTH VOICES

Description of the Project

Description of the Interview Sample

Age

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Experience with Homelessness

Experience with Foster Care

Milestones to Adulthood

Housing Situations

Employment Status

Bank Accounts

Public Assistance Benefits

Perspectives of the Youth in Their Own Words

Challenges

Controlling Anger.

Anxiety/Nervousness

Depression

Difficulty Sleeping and Disturbing Thoughts

Loneliness

Past Abuse/Victimization

Relationship Conflicts

Challenges Unique to Foster Care

Coping Strategies

Perception of Themselves

Maturity

Strengths and Successes

Self-Improvement Activities

YOUTH IDENTIFIED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

RISK FACTORS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY IN HOMELESS PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED HOMELESS - RISK FACTORS

Trauma and Victimization

Sex Work

STIs and HIV/AIDS

Level of Disability and Age

Research Questions

Agency Context

PROCEDURES

Measures

Dependent Variable

Independent Variables

Demographic Variables

Prevalence

Bivariate Relationships

Logistic Regression

Relationships between Traumatic Life Events, Hard Substance Use, Sex Work and STIs

Service Use

HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT: THE GHANAIAN CASE

HOMELESSNESS AND STREETISM: THE MANY PHASES OF A PROBLEM

Prevalence of Streetism

Street Children

Hawkers

Porters

UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND POVERTY AS PREDICTORS OF STREETISM

EFFECTS OF STREETISM AND HOMELESSNESS

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

HOMELESSNESS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF NATURAL DISASTERS: THE CASE OF THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE

NATURAL DISASTERS

THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE

The Earthquake

The Consequences

VULNERABILITY OF HOMELESSNESS

Shelter and Non-Food Items

Effective Camp Management

Effective Public Health Programs.

Nutrition and Provision of Food

Nutrition

Provision of Food

Basic Educational Materials

Community Violence

Gender-Based Violence

Community Violence Reduction

Communication

Protection and Security

Protection

Child Protection

Security

Contingency Planning

Water Sanitation and Hygiene

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EMPLOYERS' HIRING AND DISMISSING OF OLDER WORKERS

EXISTING RESEARCH FINDINGS ABOUT DETERMINANTS OF OLDER WORKERS' EMPLOYMENT

HYPOTHESES

Hypothesis 1: An Employer of Trading or Personal Service Jobs is More Likely Than is Another Employer to Desire Hiring Younger Workers First and Also Dismissing Older Workers First

Hypothesis 2: An Employer Who is the Proprietor of the Organization is More Likely Than is Another Type of Employer to Desire Hiring Younger Workers First and Dismissing Older Workers First

Hypothesis 3: An Employer of a Small Organization is More Likely Than is Other Employers to Desire Hiring Younger Workers First and Dismissing Older Workers First

Hypothesis 4: An Employer Who Has Hired a Larger Proportion of Older Workers is Less Likely to Desire Hiring Younger Workers First and Dismissing Older Workers First

Hypothesis 5: An Employer Who Finds That Older Workers Have Taken Leave More Than Have Younger Workers is More Likely Than is Another to Desire Hiring Younger Workers First and Dismissing Older Workers First

Further Research

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-045-1

OCLC:

847625123