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Berry, Richard J., director. A Practical Way to Help the Homeless Find Work and Safety. TED, www.ted.com/talks/richard_j_berry_a_practical_way_to_help_the_homeless_find_work_and_safety?referrer=playlist-the_issue_of_homelessness#t-669429.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-a9WMlT_Pk_tDq2FOGlO-KitEclttxq6I6r5ZqresY/edit 

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This page is to raise awareness behind such an important topic. Having a home or somewhere to call home is one of the most essential pieces to living you're life comfortably everyday. When you're trying to survive without a basic need there are multiple others obstacles that will start to develop. There are so many different resources and actions you can take to help someone out and make a difference. 

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This quote is from the novel The Glass Castle, and there is such an important message from this conversation. There is always hope, and you can grow from your experiences and move forward. Relating this to homelessness there is always going to be a solution and a way to start your life again. 

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It can be difficult to understand what you can do to help the homeless when you think you don't have the resources to do so. But giving them money isn't necessarily the only thing you can do. This article has seven practical ways that you can help the homeless just by being involved in your community and raising awareness. 

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The Coronavirus is confusing for everyone, a global pandemic is full of the unknown it can be intimidating and hard. This website has many different links that can help you understand the housing options for your specific situation. Getting ahead and understanding everything needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle of living is important so you don't have to experience homelessness.

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The homeless placed in a parking lot 6 feet apart in Las Vegas. 

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Picture taken in Berlin, being the first to open a hostel for the homeless during the pandemic. 

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This article shows many graphs that represent how COVID-19 is affecting homelessness in the United States. Graphs showing the highest rated states that are affected due to the most evictions, highest unemployment, highest homeless rate during the pandemic, most homeless shelters, and most severe housing cost. 

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Homelessness During a Pandemic

Covid-19 has made it much more difficult for people to recover from homelessness due to it being such a difficult and unknown time for everyone. Not only this being a huge problem, but also what Covid-19 has done to the economy it is resulting in people falling into homelessness. 

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Quote from Jeannette Walls, inspirational for ones going through the same struggles. 

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More resources provided from the U.S Department of Human and Health Services. With multiple different hotlines associated with every different situation that people experiencing homeless might be going through. 

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There are a multiple resources for recovery, and how to help the ones in need. This article has links too many different solutions that come along with being homeless and how to build your life back up. Like housing, building career paths, health care, education, reducing criminal justice involvement, and many more. 

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Alongside of mental health is physical health. Homelessness has a huge affect on this as well. Physical health is so important especially when you're trying to survive in horrible conditions. “Homeless people experience high rates of health problems such as HIV infection, alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, tuberculosis, and many others (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).”

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"homelessness itself is a risk factor for emotional disorder and use the construct of psychological trauma—focusing on social disaffiliation and learned helplessness—to understand the potential effects of homelessness."

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0003-066X.46.11.1219

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Psychological affects

Never knowing where you're going to stay, and not having a place to call home can me very depressing and stressful. 61% of homeless adults experience suicidal thoughts. The feeling of worthlessness can cause them to lose hope in seeking help. Self-esteem and confidence starts to diminish. ( Canadian Population Health Initiative).

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In this video there are multiple different examples that show what being homeless and in need can do to you. Examples explaining how it can affect mental, and physical health and how severe it can become.