Question

Diseuion Topics, Mohr Chapter 38, Homeless Clients 1. After caring for a mentally ill client who is homeless, you begin to think about the number of people in the U.S. who are homeless. Annually, approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S are a What is the meaning of home to you? What do you value most about your home? c What is your perception of people who are homeless? What do you think are causes of homeless. Obj 1 bImagine if you did not have a home. What would you do? Where would you tum for help? homelessness? -Poverty 2. While doing a clinical rotation at a psy chiatric mental health facility, you are assigned to a Tray, a 42-year-old man. He is about to the discharged from the facility When you ask hinm where he will go when he leaves, he tells you that he is homeless and will be living on the street obj 2 a What are the factors that contribute to homelessness in those who are mentally ill? b. Identify community programs or agencies that are available for homeless clients in your area. 3. You are discussing the issues facing mentally il homeless clients with another student. Obj 3,4 a. re rovide an argument for and against the following statement: Current mental health laws inadequate and do not provide the most therapeutic environment for people with mental Erm receiving c

Answer 1

1.a.Home is a place for living and rest. It may be a permanent place to reside or on temporary basis to reside individually or with family

The most important thing which can be valued in the home is it creates a human bond in the name of family and comforts and protects one from many disasters

b.In case if there is no home it is better to stay in a shelter until finding the right place to dwell or making oneself stable to rent or buy a house with working hard and making money.The others are

• Address any assistance program
• Apply for housing (public housing, transitional housing )
• Have the current ID for verification

c.There could be various reason for a people to see homeless. It makes one feel pity on some and angry on some who looks healthy and stays on the street.

The causes could be loss of job,mental illness,addiction,domestic violence,poverty,low wages,unemployment, unaffordable housing rents,LGBTQ

2.a.The main factors for mentally ill people to be homeless are

• Stigma existing in the society
• Family members unable to take care of them
• If neglected by the family

b.Some of the community programs are

• Affordable housing generally accommodated mentally ill,elder population ,people with disabilities and low income
• Licensed care home,Assisted living facilities provides accommodation to mentally ill patient .Hee residents have to pay for most of the services.
• Group homes are generally shared and rented by the residents where mentally ill can find a place to dwell
• Supported housing keeps the mentally ill with others and caring for them

3.a.The law can be equally agreed because most mentally challenged even after cure are supposed to be homeless.They are residing but therapeutic care may be missing due to lack of staff