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The reason why we should care for these homeless people is that we give homeless people a place to stay, sleep, shower, and eat that will make sure that homeless people don't get those transmittable infections, illnesses, or mental break downs. This will make sure that those people don't have to go to the hospital or emergency rooms as much as they do because of those infections etc. During the last recession between 2007-2009, the homeless had 6 million more emergency room visits.  The reason why they got these diseases so easily is because of the way they live and we need to change that.

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The reason why we should care for these homeless people is that we give homeless people a place to stay, sleep, shower, and eat that will make sure that homeless people don't get those transmittable infections, illnesses, or mental break downs. This will make sure that those people don't have to go to the hospital or emergency rooms as much as they do because of those infections etc. During the last recession between 2007-2009, the homeless had 6 million more emergency room visits.  The reason why they got these diseases so easily is because of the way they live and we need to change that.

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The cost to society of homelessness. Homeless people are most likely to get transmittable infections, illnesses like tuberculosis which can be resistant to virtually all treatment. So they use high cost emergency room facilities a lot more than other people. For two years during the last recession between 2007-2009 the homeless had 6 million more emergency room visits. Possibly because homeless people have poor health.

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The cost to society of homelessness. Homeless people are most likely to get transmittable infections, illnesses like tuberculosis which can be resistant to virtually all treatment. So they use high cost emergency room facilities a lot more than other people. For two years during the last recession between 2007-2009 the homeless had 6 million more emergency room visits. Possibly because homeless people have poor health.

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useless

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has a bunch of sources and research, can use this if we need to find sources for data

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honestly we dont need this one

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-the challenges they face have only gotten more extreme.
-Shelters are full, or closed, or too fraught with corona virus risk to consider sleeping in
-They have no access to toilets, much less toilet paper.
-The CDC recommends 110 square feet per person for people housed together during the outbreak. Most homeless shelters simply don’t have that kind of space
-There has always been an increased risk of communicable diseases like tuberculosis, hepatitis A, and influenza, corona has just been added to that list
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What is the prevalence of mental illness among people experiencing homelessness in the U.S.?
What are the most common types of mental illness among people experiencing homelessness?
How are homelessness and mental illness connected?
Can homelessness exacerbate an existing mental illness?
How do homelessness and mental illness influence a person's interactions with police and the justice system?
How does homelessness affect mental illness within families?
What kinds of interventions help people with mental illness experiencing homelessness?

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Many people suggest that a homeless people mental health are consider "crazy people"

Homeless now is becoming more complicated in today society where mental illness is being developing through many factor such as domestic abuse, non-affordable housing, lack of funding for mental health issue, or funding for employment.

Homeless can also affect mental illness such as self-esteem. Which are self-perception, social comparison, and reflected appraisals. Since you hit rock bottom, anything that is forwarded towards you like eye contact, whispering, talking, you take things in a very negative way.
With self-esteem can lead to metal illness or adds more stress to your mental illness which can lead to mentally boom mindset like suicide thoughts, or depression.

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Jonathan
-increase in PTSD
-a major increase in schizophrenia
-things will be that much worse if mental health illnesses spike following the coronavirus pandemic.
-bipolar disorder and major depression
-on any given day, about 400,000 people with serious mental illnesses are in jail or prison.
-the U.S. has allowed people with serious mental illnesses to be processed in criminal cases instead of moving them into treatment

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Common type of mental illness:
depression and bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and substance abuse disorders.

How are homelessness and mental illness connected?
Since mental disorder such as the one presented on top, it is a barrier for many people with mental illness, unable to maintain a stable incoming, housing. Therefore they become homeless, they don't have the right mindset to be working.

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1. https://www.nextavenue.org/homelessness-mental-illness-covid-19/
2. http://nhbh.org/press.cms/2020/68/homelessness-and-mental-illness---a-challenge-to-our-society
3.(Covid related)  https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless/
4.https://nhchc.org/endhomelessness?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpNr4BRDYARIsAADIx9ysYt-caGgVTySYlP1x6AJVgca9GlPGwQn7Ht8cDxoOFhF6owI6suAaAkCMEALw_wcB
5.(Dont need) https://invisiblepeople.tv/category/learn-more/homelessness/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpNr4BRDYARIsAADIx9ymUPawnVlR1VtYjt9AcALFrjKGGhxc1xDZfirirgheLgVrV2IirP8aAmioEALw_wcB
6. https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.53.5.565
7. (PDF of Mental Health on Homelessness) http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.477.3953&rep=rep1&type=pdf
8.http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.4943&rep=rep1&type=pdf
9.https://www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/homelessness-and-mental-illness-challenge-our-society
10.https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/self-esteem-homeless-youth
11.https://invisiblepeople.tv/homelessness-and-self-esteem-the-real-mental-health-issue/
12.https://invisiblepeople.tv/videos/john-homeless-portland/

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What impact does homelessness have on an individual and how can we provide adequate resources for every Boston resident in need? How has COVID-19 increased the importance of expanding access to housing for all? 

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What impact does homelessness have on an individual and how can we provide adequate resources for every Boston resident in need? How has COVID-19 increased the importance of expanding access to housing for all? 

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Per the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as of January 2019, Massachusetts has nearly 18,500 individuals experiencing homelessness daily. These figures covered family households, Veterans, unaccompanied young adults, and those experiencing chronic homelessness. Homelessness is a tough issue to address. There are many strategies that have been used over the years with limited success. Providing free housing, for anyone who is homeless, and an obvious solution, is financially impossible. Not surprisingly, homeless“communities” have become epicenters in cities for COVID-19, with by far the highest infection rate.

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-Mental Health: Their situation could lead to depression and lack of hope for the future.

-How others interact and view them:  They may feel like they are ignored by people who only see where they are and not how they got there.

-Stereotypes: Many people think that those who are homeless are drug dealers or addicts but in reality they are normally people who have had many difficulties in their life. 

-Self Value: People begin to look down upon themselves and they begin to think of themselves as inferior.

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- have to try to find a way to get enough food and water.
- they feel weird asking for money but sometimes they really need it.
-They have to make sure they have don't have any diseases
- Sometimes look at them as crackheads and or drug users.
- some of them really want to get a job and try to have a better life.
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How homelessness affects an individual (jerry)

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How homelessness affects an individual (jerry)

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-They are the most discriminated type of people
-They feel helplessness
-They feel unsafe
-Have no social interactions
-They may get health risk, mentally and physically
-Likely to do crime, or crime related things
-Most likely spend their small amount of money on alcohol

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-Value (as a human b/c you have to go around begging for money, you feel a sense of being below everyone, you feel shame, anything will demoralize you, you see nothing great about yourself)
-Purpose (you hit the dumps now you are lost. Where can you go when everything is discriminated against you)
-They are affect by their mental health.