How are homeless people treated? by Alfonso Martinez Jr Fragoso

Are dehumanized

1006406 — 2023-11-14 16:30:50 UTC

"subject them to stares, reinforcing their "outsider" status either by making them invisible or making them visible only through negative attention"

"the misperception that people without homes are perpetrators, rather than victims, of violence contributes to both criminalizing homelessness and dehumanizing people without housing" https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/blog/violence-against-people-homeless-hidden-epidemic

They don't have as much rights as regular humans

1006406 — 2023-11-14 16:48:32 UTC

"often discriminated on the basis of their housing status or due to their lack of official address, affecting their political, economic and social rights, such as their right to participation in elections, their right to work, or their right to access certain social benefits"

"deny people who are homeless basic civil and human rights and harm our communities" https://wraphome.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/R2R-CA-Legislation-01.05.2018-1.pdf

Treated with violence

1006406 — 2023-11-27 16:24:55 UTC

"those experiencing homelessness for more than two years faced an especially high risk of experiencing a violent attack."

Solution #2: Treat them as regular humans

1006406 — 2023-11-29 16:11:42 UTC

"talk to them with sincere interest and acknowledge their value as an individual, you reaffirm their humanity."

"Give homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would afford your friends, your family, your employer. Treat them as you would wish to be treated if you needed assistance." https://ripplekindness.org/10-things-you-can-do-to-help-the-homeless/

Solution #3: Give them housing

1006406 — 2023-11-29 16:11:50 UTC

"ability to provide housing and social services will bolster both mental and physical health"

Solution #1: Help the homeless out

1006406 — 2023-11-29 16:11:59 UTC

"Volunteer at a shelter or with an organization serving the homeless"

Sources

1006406 — 2023-12-05 16:23:17 UTC

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2022/07/13/violence-conflated

https://ighhub.org/understanding-homelessness/causes-intersections/stigma-social-isolation#:~:text=Homelessness%20sits%20at%20the%20nexus,visible%20only%20through%20negative%20attention.

https://wraphome.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/R2R-CA-Legislation-01.05.2018-1.pdf