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The issue of homelessness has become a global concern since it has dramatically impacted many children negatively. In the United States, levels of homelessness amongst kids and adolescents are greater currently than at previous time since statistics on homeless children has been recorded. Every year, municipal educational institutions around the country report the percentage of homeless pupils to the US Ministry of Education. During the 2011-2012 academic year, institutions recognized 5 512 homeless kids and adolescents. Also, in the same academic year, 47 counties recorded an upsurge in the percentage of adolescents and teenagers who were homeless.
In the state of Connecticut, the rate of increase in children homelessness is triggered by many factors. There is a correlation between a younger children’s household history and their likelihood of becoming homeless, with potential factors such as moving schools often, being in childcare, childhood maltreatment, walking out from or departing homes early, household conflicts, and interactions with families all being risk factors. Based on the research, youngsters from lower socioeconomic families are more likely to be homeless. As per the research, I also found that the primary reason for homelessness is ‘relationship disintegration,’ frequently with family members or step-parents. For most of these younger individuals, the disintegration often includes some kind of assault or maltreatment. A background of earlier childhood stress, notably psychological, sexual, and physical violence (which occurs in most disrupted households), is by far the most significant prevalent trait discovered amongst the younger homeless, and childhood violence has been connected to homelessness in the state. Violence can have various aspects, and mistreated children leave home contexts that feature alcoholism and substance abuse, criminality, despair, and brutality, for comparable circumstances on the streets.
However, the state has various policies and planning for housing the children and youths who are homeless, such as:
- Locate and educate children at risk of or suffering homelessness and engage them with stress-informed, ethnically relevant, cognitively, and age-fitting programs.
- Where children become homeless, engage promptly and strive towards household reunion when secure and suitable.
- Create integrated entry mechanisms to recognize youth who need specific sorts of help and to prioritize services for the more susceptible children.
- Ensure that people have accessibility to secure housing and critical resources when they need them.
How does your state compare to other states?
Connecticut has many differences and similarities with other states when it comes to other states. Childhood food security has a similar percentage of 5% on families with low food security and 85% eligible families participating in SNAP with states like Delaware and Idaho. However, this varies from states like Illinois and Iowa. On the other hand, the state varies with all the cities regarding children’s wellness, with 16% on those who have one or more medical conditions, 13% on those who have Asthma, and 8% on those who have ADD/ADHD.
Discuss what you learned from your research, focusing on 1-2 issues.
According to my research, I found that there are many factors that put children at the risk of becoming homeless, such as poverty, racial discrimination, stress, and poor access to healthcare. I also found that the state has put policies to help and prevent the issue of homelessness. I also came to understand that homeless children have many detrimental impacts, such as; homeless children have worse physiological and emotional well-being and lower academic performance than their classmates. Also, children who do not complete their education may lag behind in their education, endure psychological health hardship, and have decreased self-esteem. Youngsters and households who do not have a place to live are more prone to miss meals and suffer from food shortages or nutritional deficits.
Describe how these issues could be addressed from a community health or public health nurse perspective.
Public healthcare physicians can serve as support coordinators and referrals providers for the homeless. School physicians can recognize and assist homeless kids or those in danger and provide instructional sessions to the school body about the requirements of this demographic. District physicians can serve as a service for people in need of housing while also educating the parish community about the features of this enigmatic culture (Gerber & Lois, n.d.). Also, community health can create awareness in the communities to educate parents on how to provide effective children-parenting support.
References
Gerber, & Lois. (n.d.). CEArticlePrint. Lippincott Nursing Center | Professional Development for Nurses. https://www.nursingcenter.com/ce_articleprint?an=00152193-201303000-00012
American Institutes for Research (AIFR). (2014). America’s youngest outcasts: A report card on child homelessness. Retrieved from http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloads/report/Americas-Youngest-Outcasts-Child-Homelessness-Nov2014.pdf
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The issue of homelessness has become a global concern since it has dramatically impacted many children negatively. In the United States, levels of homelessness amongst kids and adolescents are greater currently than at previous time since statistics on homeless children has been recorded. Every year, municipal educational institutions around the country report the percentage of homeless pupils to the US Ministry of Education. During the 2011-2012 academic year, institutions recognized 5 512 homeless kids and adolescents. Also, in the same academic year, 47 counties recorded an upsurge in the percentage of adolescents and teenagers who were homeless.
In the state of Connecticut, the rate of increase in children homelessness is triggered by many factors. There is a correlation between a younger children’s household history and their likelihood of becoming homeless, with potential factors such as moving schools often, being in childcare, childhood maltreatment, walking out from or departing homes early, household conflicts, and interactions with families all being risk factors. Based on the research, youngsters from lower socioeconomic families are more likely to be homeless. As per the research, I also found that the primary reason for homelessness is ‘relationship disintegration,’ frequently with family members or step-parents. For most of these younger individuals, the disintegration often includes some kind of assault or maltreatment. A background of earlier childhood stress, notably psychological, sexual, and physical violence (which occurs in most disrupted households), is by far the most significant prevalent trait discovered amongst the younger homeless, and childhood violence has been connected to homelessness in the state. Violence can have various aspects, and mistreated children leave home contexts that feature alcoholism and substance abuse, criminality, despair, and brutality, for comparable circumstances on the streets.
However, the state has various policies and planning for housing the children and youths who are homeless, such as:
- Locate and educate children at risk of or suffering homelessness and engage them with stress-informed, ethnically relevant, cognitively, and age-fitting programs.
- Where children become homeless, engage promptly and strive towards household reunion when secure and suitable.
- Create integrated entry mechanisms to recognize youth who need specific sorts of help and to prioritize services for the more susceptible children.
- Ensure that people have accessibility to secure housing and critical resources when they need them.
How does your state compare to other states?
Connecticut has many differences and similarities with other states when it comes to other states. Childhood food security has a similar percentage of 5% on families with low food security and 85% eligible families participating in SNAP with states like Delaware and Idaho. However, this varies from states like Illinois and Iowa. On the other hand, the state varies with all the cities regarding children’s wellness, with 16% on those who have one or more medical conditions, 13% on those who have Asthma, and 8% on those who have ADD/ADHD.
Discuss what you learned from your research, focusing on 1-2 issues.
According to my research, I found that there are many factors that put children at the risk of becoming homeless, such as poverty, racial discrimination, stress, and poor access to healthcare. I also found that the state has put policies to help and prevent the issue of homelessness. I also came to understand that homeless children have many detrimental impacts, such as; homeless children have worse physiological and emotional well-being and lower academic performance than their classmates. Also, children who do not complete their education may lag behind in their education, endure psychological health hardship, and have decreased self-esteem. Youngsters and households who do not have a place to live are more prone to miss meals and suffer from food shortages or nutritional deficits.
Describe how these issues could be addressed from a community health or public health nurse perspective.
Public healthcare physicians can serve as support coordinators and referrals providers for the homeless. School physicians can recognize and assist homeless kids or those in danger and provide instructional sessions to the school body about the requirements of this demographic. District physicians can serve as a service for people in need of housing while also educating the parish community about the features of this enigmatic culture (Gerber & Lois, n.d.). Also, community health can create awareness in the communities to educate parents on how to provide effective children-parenting support.
References
Gerber, & Lois. (n.d.). CEArticlePrint. Lippincott Nursing Center | Professional Development for Nurses. https://www.nursingcenter.com/ce_articleprint?an=00152193-201303000-00012
American Institutes for Research (AIFR). (2014). America’s youngest outcasts: A report card on child homelessness. Retrieved from http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloads/report/Americas-Youngest-Outcasts-Child-Homelessness-Nov2014.pdf
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