Homelessness is multi-faceted problem with no easy solution but CAN BE FIXED with proper education, sufficient wrap-around resources, skill development, personal accountability, strength-based engagement, and public/politician buy-in for effective program development and continuity of care.
The causes for homelessness can include early childhood trauma, abuse, attachment disorders, abandonment, family dysfunction, poor/no role-models, poverty, racism, parent-incarceration, anti-social behaviors, run-ins with the law, experimentation with drugs, dropping out of school, gang-life, limited coping skills, and mental health struggles. For others it can happen after prison release, job loss, skyrocketing rent, medical bills, divorce, and family estrangement. Six groups need to be considered in the process:
