A Qualitative Exploration of the Spatial Needs of Homeless Drug Users Living in Hostels and Night Shelters

When an individual is without sufficient or permanent housing, they are defined homeless. In Essingham, a small rural town in Australia, youth homelessness is an unavoidable and rapidly worsening problem causing many adverse health and safety concerns. Leading contributors of this epidemic such as domestic and family violence, housing affordability, financial difficulties, inadequate or overcrowded dwellings and relationship or family breakdown cause approximately 10,394 Essingham residents to be regarded homeless each year (Stimulus, 2018). Of this figure, 60% are regarded as youth citizens (under the age of 24) and are unable to adequately care for themselves, therefore increasing health and safety risks. To

The Problems and causes of homelessness are closely intertwined, with many of the problems of homelessness also sharing common source with the causes of homelessness. Narrative comments are included. There are three central themes that are highlighted in the cases. Mental health plays a large role in the cause and problem of homelessness as displayed by Stephanie’s experience as “her parents asked her to leave home. Stephanie had suffered from anxieties and bipolar”. Abusive relationships are also experienced frequently amongst the participants illustrated by Lauren and her children as it is noted “her husband was manipulative and abusive to her and the children”. Exposure to drugs is another theme of homelessness demonstrated by Elle’s

Being homeless presents many challenges for youth that they normally live day to day, unable to develop plans for forming a productive life structure. Since many homeless youth don’t have money so they start begging or selling drugs or start prostituting to earn money to cover their basic needs. The basic problem of homelessness is the human need for personal shelter,

This report analysis the number of homelessness by classify in four categories, such as marginally housed, tertiary homelessness, secondary homelessness and primary homelessness (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006, p. vii). Homelessness can be defined as members of community that are living unconventional accommodation, and facing the accommodation situation is below the minimum community standard (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006, p. vii). In recent years, the number of persons in different categories of the homeless population was increased. For example, from 2001 to 2006, the number of people sleepers out was increased from 14158 to 16375.

Homelessness has been a social problem for a long time so by trying to enable the individuals to gain access to the same health care as others it may prevent the amount of deaths of homeless people. It was found that just over a third of homeless person’s deaths were due to alcohol and drug misuse; if homeless individuals had access to a GP or health services they may be able to be referred and continuously reviewed to enable them to stop the substance misuse.

The aim of this research is to establish how and why homeless people come to find themselves in prison and factors that may influence their likelihood of reoffending in future. Furthermore it questions whether homeless offenders are being adequately supported for their release whilst in prison by housing, health, probation, welfare and education services.

Homelessness is often accompanied by many other problems such as mental disorders, substance abuse issues, isolation from family and friends, and poor general health. Often time’s people that suffer from homelessness experience a lower quality of life than those who have a place to call home.

Communities and Local Government. 2007. An International Review of Homelessness and Social Housing Policy. London

The problem of homelessness in American has gone pretty much unsolved since the turn of the 20th century or at least since the Great Depression and lately it seems that homelessness has become a desperate cycle often repeated for some who fail to make their way back from losing everything. This is especially true, this 21st century cycle of struggling to get back on one’s feet and then getting knocked down again before gaining any permanence, of those with special needs and conditions accompanying their homelessness like alcohol and substance abuse, a criminal record, a mental disorder or physical or learning disability – and being HIV positive. While homelessness overall remains a major challenge in Baltimore City and cities across the US, much has been done over the last couple decades to address these special needs populations – housing those infected with HIV/AIDS having been a major challenge mostly overcome.

Dependability involves an inquiry audit and audit trail and Confirmability requires employing triangulation techniques which are established early on and maintain a journal of the process. Data Collection: All participants will be approached and made aware of the study using informed consent to gauge their appropriateness and interest. If clients meet the criteria of identifying along the continuum of homelessness and wish to participate the consent form will be reviewed with them. The purpose of the study, collection and storage of data, protecting anonymity and confidentiality will be reviewed to include instances in which confidentiality is not valid based on disclosure imminent harm towards self, others and instances of harm involving children under the age of 16.

​Homelessness and substance abuse are often two problems that continue to be linked together. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (2011), research conducted in the past five years indicates that about 50% of those who are homeless have co-occurring substance abuse problems. Along with co-occurring substance abuse problems, there continues to be other problems such as treatment access to those who are homeless. In this paper we will explore research on the homeless population in relation to substance abuse, and effective interventions on an individual level.

The purpose of the programme was to upgrade existing hostel accommodations to improve the mental and physical health of homeless people, and to also help reduce the number of people presenting at Accident and Emergency departments (Gov.uk, 2015).

Introduction How can we accurately measure homelessness? Homelessness can have many different meanings; ‘Homelessness can mean sleeping rough, staying in emergency hostels or shelters, staying in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation or staying with friends and relatives when there is nowhere else to go.’ (Community, 2015). Through research and statistics I propose to discuss the different approaches used to measure homelessness, and also the validity and reliability of these methods. Two methods I will review are the ‘Headcount’ method and the ‘Capture-Recapture’ method.

Homelessness is a major issue in Edinburgh (Torrie, 2014). Progress has been made (Gordon, 2015), but we can do far better. It is possible to completely end chronic homelessness. How? The answer is surprisingly straightforward: put housing first. But homelessness will not end as long as our goal is merely to manage homelessness, rather than eradicate it. This brief will explore approaches to ending homelessness, and their successes and potential drawbacks. It will be concluded based in the following research that Housing first has proven to be the most effective approach, as it is the only one that has successfully ended chronic homeless in a whole town. In addition, there is a strong economic argument to be made for this method due to the immense amount of money and council, law enforcement and social service resources spared as a result of everyone having a roof. The implications of these findings will then be discussed, and proposed courses of action put forward to end homelessness in Edinburgh.

When most people think of “the homeless”, what comes to mind is the image of those sleeping rough on the streets. However, this barely scratches the surface. In reality, the definition of homelessness extends to include those who have no permanent, secure residence- such as those who are staying in an emergency hostel, refuge, bed and breakfast or hotel accommodation, staying temporarily with friends or family and squatters.