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Counter story. Homeless people deserve what they get. By Marina De La Torre, Alejandra Cortez, Monique Maldaonado , Mercedez Artiz. Point of views.

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  1. Counter story Homeless people deserve what they get. By Marina De La Torre, Alejandra Cortez, Monique Maldaonado, MercedezArtiz

  2. Point of views • “Why don’t they get jobs like the rest of use, they don’t need to be homeless. They are just lazy and probably high all of the time.” – Rosalinda Cabral, Ontario, CA • “Some might be druggies, but that doesn't speak for the families out there that have no way else to live.”- Selena Saenz, Glendale, CA • “You never give a homeless person money, you give them food. You don’t know what they are going to do with the money so you are better off buying them food.” Mr. Pontier, teacher from South Hills High School, Covina, CA

  3. Homeless Adjective – without a home Noun (used with a plural verb)- The homeless, persons who lack permanent housing

  4. Homeless • Family homelessness emerged as a major social and public health problem in the United States during the 1980s. Much of this literature was published during the 1980s and 1990s. This raises questions about its continued applicability for the public health community. We concluded that descriptions of the economic conditions and public policies associated with family homelessness are still relevant; however, the homeless family population has changed over time. Family homelessness has become more prevalent and pervasive among poor and low-income families. We provide public health recommendations for these homeless families.-- Time. 1/20/2003, Vol. 161 Issue 3, p54. 6p. 5 Color Photographs, 3 Charts

  5. Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. With sustained winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale) and minimum central pressure the third lowest on record at landfall (920 mb), Katrina caused widespread devastation along the central Gulf Coast states of the US. Cities such as New Orleans, LA, Mobile, AL, and Gulfport, MS bore the brunt of Katrina's force and will need weeks and months of recovery efforts to restore normality.

  6. statistics • “Homeless parents and their kids made up roughly 15% of the case load in 1999--or, if you count every head, about 35% of all homeless people, according to the Urban Institute, a liberal D.C. think tank.” - Time. 1/20/2003, Vol. 161 Issue 3, p54. 6p. 5 Color Photographs, 3 Charts • “Families headed by women alone are particularly vulnerable in this housing market. Their numbers have dramatically increased over the last few decades. They are 2.5 times as poor as other families, and they are poorer than the disabled or the elderly.”- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol 80(4), Oct, 2010. pp. 496-504.

  7. statistics • Gambling is a significant problem among homeless persons, according to new research published in the journal Psychiatric Services. In fact, researcher Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., and colleagues from Harvard Medical School found that problem gambling is associated with higher rates of homelessness, as well as with an increased risk of becoming homeless at a younger age. • It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as changes in the institutionalization of the mentally ill, increases in drug addiction and alcohol usage, and so forth.

  8. statistics To describe income levels and the prevalence of major hardships among women during or just before pregnancy. We separately analyzed 2002-2006 population-based postpartum survey data from California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (n = 18,332) and 19 states participating in CDC's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (n = 143,452) to examine income and several hardships (divorce/separation, domestic violence, homelessness, financial difficulties, spouse/partner's or respondent's involuntary job loss or incarceration, and, in California only, food insecurity and no social support) during/just before pregnancy.

  9. Violence against women • Many poor women live in communities where levels of assault across all relationship categories are high. Opportunities for improvement of living conditions or escape from threatening situations may be severely limited, and the level of protective resources is typically low. • The numbers of women with children in this situation are growing, most becoming homeless following domestic or neighbor abuse, or the breakdown of family relationships. • The number of infants and young children affected by homelessness and domestic violence is growing, and the effect of these experiences on children is wide-ranging.

  10. Work cites • Bassuk, Ellen L. "Ending Child Homelessness In America." American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 80.4 (2010): 496-504. PsycARTICLES. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. • Braveman, Paula, et al. "Poverty, Near-Poverty, And Hardship Around The Time Of Pregnancy." Maternal And Child Health Journal 14.1 (2010): 20-35. MEDLINE. Web. 2 Apr. 2014 • Brinamen, Charles F., Adriana N. Taranta, and Kadija Johnston. "Expanding Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation To New Venues: Serving Infants And Young Children In Domestic Violence And Homeless Shelters." Infant Mental Health Journal 33.3 (2012): 283-293. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Apr. 2014 • Browne, A. "Family Violence And Homelessness: The Relevance Of Trauma Histories In The Lives Of Homeless Women." The American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 63.3 (1993): 370-384. MEDLINE. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. • Brinamen, Charles F., Adriana N. Taranta, and Kadija Johnston. "Expanding Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation To New Venues: Serving Infants And Young Children In Domestic Violence And Homeless Shelters." Infant Mental Health Journal 33.3 (2012): 283-293. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Apr. 2014 • Grant, Roy1, roygrant.roy@gmail.com, et al. "Twenty-Five Years Of Child And Family Homelessness: Where Are We Now?." American Journal Of Public Health 103.S2 (2013): e1-e10. Science Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson). Web. 2 Apr. 2014 • Stein, JoelCrittle, SimonThottam, JyotiLocke, Laura A.Brown, Deborah EdlerRoosevelt, MargotPadgett, TimAugust, MelissaPitluk, AdamLand, GregBaron, Matt. "THE REAL FACE OF Homelessness." Time 161.3 (2003): 54. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 2 Apr. 2014 • Waple, Anne; “Hurricane Katrina”; December 2005; NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC

  11. Works cites • Pictures from google images • Thanks to Rosalina Cabral, Mr. Pontier, and Selena Saenz for letting us use their statements.

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