Homelessness

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it interferes with
children's education and development and often results in the separation of
family members. It is hard to say exactly who the homeless are because it
is usually a temporary circumstance and not a permanent condition.

Therefore more appropriate manner of estimating homelessness is to
look at the number of people who are currently experiencing homelessness
rather than the number of "homeless people".

WHO ARE THE HOMELESS

Homeless people range anywhere from 11 to 65 years of age. Most
studies show that homeless adults are most likely to be male that female.
The homeless population is made up many different ethnic backgrounds, the
majority being African-American. The majority of homeless children and
females are victims of domestic violence (NCH, 1998). It is estimated that
there are 200 000 homeless people who live on the streets of Canada (Globe
and Mail, 1998) and an 80 000 more in risk of becoming homeless (National
Post, 1998). Of these ...

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because of their addiction (NCH,
1998). It is hard to give specific percentage data supporting cases of
unemployment, domestic abuse, chemical dependants, and decreasing Social
Services because the data is rather difficult to find.

EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Homelessness severely impacts the health and well-being of every
family member. Compared to poor children that are housed, children that
are homeless experience worse health; more developmental delays; more
anxiety, depression, some behavioural problems; and lower educational
achievement (NCH, 1998).

Furthermore, homeless children face obstacles to enrolling and
attending school. Some of ...

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