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Tables of Contents for Homeless in America
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HOMELESS IN AMERICA --- HOW COULD IT HAPPEN HERE?
Who Are the Homeless?
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Historical Perspective
A Definition of Homelessness
How Many Are Homeless?
Is Homelessness Increasing?
Who Are the Homeless?
One-Time Event or Way of Life?
Homelessness Around the World
Causes of Homelessness
24
9
Factors Influencing Homelessness
Poverty and Unemployment
Housing
Release from Institutions
Drugs and Alcohol
Domestic Violence
Gambling
A Changing Society
Poverty, Income, and Employment
33
18
What Is Poverty?
How Many Are Poor?
Who Are the Poor?
Entering and Leaving Poverty
Employment and Unemployment
Barriers to Employment Faced by Homeless People
Welfare Reform and Its Consequences for the Poor
Survival Strategies on the Street
Lack of Affordable Housing
51
19
A Changing Definition---What Is``Home''?
Is Having a Home Enough?
Changes in Supply and Demand
Assisted Housing
Is Any Housing Better Than No Housing at All?
Types of Housing Needed
The Role of the Federal Government in Housing
But Do the Homeless Really Want Homes?
Innovations in Housing for the Homeless
Public and Government Response to Homelessness
70
16
A Legislative History
The Clinton Administration Plan
From a War on Poverty to a War on Welfare?---Welfare Reform in the 1990s
The Other Side---Will the Homeless Always Be With Us?
Sheltering the Homeless
86
9
The Role of a Shelter
The Shelters
1998 Conference of Mayors Status Report
Shelter Services
Shelter Requirements
Alternatives to Shelters
The Problem with Shelters---Opposing Viewpoints
Health Problems of the Homeless
95
17
Causes, Characteristics, and Complications
Health Problems Among the Homeless
AIDS
Tuberculosis
Mental Disorders
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis---Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Malnutrition Among Homeless Adults
Intimate Violence Among Homeless Women
The Health Care for the Homeless Program
Homeless Veterans
Health-Related McKinney Programs
Medicaid
Homeless Children
The Law, the Courts, and the Homeless
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Anti-Homeless Actions
The Basis for Criminalization
Rights
Testing Laws in Court
Victimization of the Homeless
Alternatives to Criminalization
Important Names And Addresses
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Resources
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2
Index
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