Groups in Context-Homeless People

Category B Year 12 CAFS 2023

Exploring the homeless within the community ( list 3)

1. Prevalence of the homeless within the community
2. Individual diversity within the homeless
3. terminology used by the community to describe the homeless

Issues of concern for the homeless within the community (list 3)

1. satisfaction of needs
2. Access to services
3. factors affecting access to services

How to create positive social environments (list 2)

1. addressing the homeless issues of concern
2. positive influences on community attitudes

What can result in homelessness?

There are many different reasons an individual may be homeless. It can be a result of a range of social, economic and health-related factors.
Some include: domestic violence, too few houses or a shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, mental illness, family breakdown, and drug/alcohol abuse.

If a community has lots of homeless, what does that show about a society?

Homelessness is one of the most potent examples of disadvantage in the community, and one of the most important markers of social exclusion.

Give a definition for Homelessness

The people in the community who do not have access to safe and permanent housing, or not having a fixed address.

A person has inadequate housing if(list 3)

1. it damages or is likely to damage a person's health
2. threatens a person's safety
3. marginalises the person by failing to provide adequate personal amenities, economic and social support and a safe, secure, affordable home.

list the 3 categories of homelessness:

primary homelessness
secondary homelessness
tertiary homelessness

Define primary homelessness:

Without conventional accommodation eg sleeping rough or improvised dwellings

Define secondary homelessness

Frequently move from one temporary accommodation to another eg refuge or crisis accommodation

Define Tertiary homelessness

Staying in accommodation that falls below minimum standards eg caravan parks, boarding houses

Severe overcrowding definition

usual residents or which needed four or more extra bedrooms to accommodate them adequately.

Supported accommodation definition

Type of housing that provides higher levels of care and support

Temporary lodgings definition

Non perinate/short-term housing such as hotels

Boarding Houses definition

Providing beds or rooms for 5 or more people at a low cost rate

An example of who's household a homeless individual may temporarily stay in

staying as visitors with friends or relatives

What's the most visible type of homeless ness

"Rough sleeping" such as improvised dwellings, tents or sleeping out is usually visible to the general public.

What is the most common cause of homelessness

Domestic and family violence

Not all homeless people are the same, they are diverse and their own individuals, list a range of individuals across the Australian community that may be homeless(at least 5)

Aboriginal and Torres strait islander peoples
youth
older persons
individuals with a disability
culturally and linguistically diverse

how does positive terminology such as survivor or kind impact homeless people

Breaks the cycle
raises awareness on issues= and creates understanding
increased confidence and self-esteem
reengage with society

how does negative terminology such as survivor or kind impact homeless people

depression/anxiety
stereotyped= reputation or image damaged= self doubt
insecure
isolated
inability to seek support

why is an adequate standard of living significant to the homeless?