Homelessness is a multi-faceted problem with no easy solution but CAN BE FIXED with: proper education, sufficient wrap-around services, skill development, strength-based counseling, and public/politician buy-in for effective program development and continuity of care.
Homelessness rarely has one cause and is usually the combination of several colliding factors that include: early childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, attachment disorders, abandonment, family dysfunction, poor or absent role-models, poverty, racism, parental incarceration, anti-social behaviors, run-ins with the law, experimentation with drugs, dropping out of school, gang-involvement, 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. One setback can quickly become several where there is no safety net in place. *Several groups need to be considered:
