Consequences of the "homelessness" and "houselessness".

Homelessness and houselesness have a serious impact on both the young people affected and the wider society. Young people describe their lives as being 'on hold' while they are homeless or houseless , making it much harder for them to achieve their goals and ensure their own well-being.

1. Health- homeless people often encounter a lot of health issues in their lives. Their health gets worse from time to time because they lack attention from people such as doctors, wives, husbands, and family members. And because of lack of necessities they suffer from multiple diseases such as:

·         Cold Injury

·         Cardio-Respiratory diseases

·         Tuberculosis.

·         Skin diseases

·         Nutritional deficiencies

·         Sleep deprivation.

·         Mental Illness

·         Physical and sexual assault

·         Drug dependency

·         Mortality

·         HIV/AIDS

2. Personal – at the time when a homeless person realizes that he/she won’t have a roof to live under forever. It is hard for them to believe. It is this fact of not dealing with reality that makes homeless people less able to take actions, but they suffer psychologically as a result.

·         Becoming institutionalized

·         Increase in substance misuse

·         Loss of ability and will to care for oneself

·         Increased danger of abuse and violence

·         Increased chance of entering the criminal justice system

·         Development of behavioral problems

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Top Causes of Homelessness in America (2007). Home Aid America. Recovered in: June 1st, 2015. Available in:http://www.homeaid.org/homeaid-stories/69/top-causes-of-homelessness