drewp
Active Member
As someone who has worked with the homelessness population I know first hand a lot of these people get some sort of money from the government whether it is disability, Ontario works and/or welfare. Its not very hard to create an address for yourself. That being said i have seen first hand how many people (not all) cheat the system and blame those who are trying to help them out. I have seen many clients of mine who were on the street begging for money who live in social housing. There are many factors to which why some people are on the street. If you see people who are on the street they usually have concurrent disorders which mean they have a mental health issues and a substance abuse problem at the same time. These aren't people who just don't want to work, they just have no idea where to start.
Since working i have mixed feelings on the homeless population. So many of them refuse to conform to societal norms because they have no desire and no passion to succeed becuase they don't feel they can. Some enjoy taking the governements money and spending it on drugs and alcohol. Some are looking to get there life in order. The one common element is these people probably have had some sort of issues stemming from there teenage years where they experimented with drugs and rebellion. Most of these teenagers had issues that stem from there childhood. So when you look at a homeless person you must realize that the majority of thier issues stems from their childhood that have not been resolved. The older someone gets who lives on the street the harder it is see any progress. When i look at an older gentlemen i realize that most things will never help him because he is so set in his ways. Think about your parents do you expect them to change overnight even though society has. They can't because as you age you become more complacent in your life
The reason i say all of this is because the only way to curb any growth of the homeless population is to focus on the future generations those who are still growing and learning about themselves. Much more needs to be done with the youth population to see any progess for the future. Highschools need to be more aware of this problem and realize that these teenagers in suburbia could possibly be at risk of being homeless. One suggestion that i have is to create alternative schools for individuals who don't learn conventionelly. If youth neglect to see thier passion or a long term goal for themselves they will become rebellious to the point of choosing a life on the streets.
If you were to talk to many homeless individuals you would notice than many have been living on the streets for many years, usually stemming from there teens or in there twenties. This to me is the crucial stage of the homeless population. Focus a great deal of attention on the youth and pay attention to thier learning styles because not eveyone can focus on their studies. The reason why most people don't excel in school IMO is that there are too many internal conflicts they are dealing. This is where counsellors, teachers, schools and the government should be paying a lot of attention to instead of ignoring they rebellion.
It is kind of like a doctor who treats a patients symptom instead of preventing the issue before it happens.......We only deal with the issue when its in our face and never as a preventitive measure
Since working i have mixed feelings on the homeless population. So many of them refuse to conform to societal norms because they have no desire and no passion to succeed becuase they don't feel they can. Some enjoy taking the governements money and spending it on drugs and alcohol. Some are looking to get there life in order. The one common element is these people probably have had some sort of issues stemming from there teenage years where they experimented with drugs and rebellion. Most of these teenagers had issues that stem from there childhood. So when you look at a homeless person you must realize that the majority of thier issues stems from their childhood that have not been resolved. The older someone gets who lives on the street the harder it is see any progress. When i look at an older gentlemen i realize that most things will never help him because he is so set in his ways. Think about your parents do you expect them to change overnight even though society has. They can't because as you age you become more complacent in your life
The reason i say all of this is because the only way to curb any growth of the homeless population is to focus on the future generations those who are still growing and learning about themselves. Much more needs to be done with the youth population to see any progess for the future. Highschools need to be more aware of this problem and realize that these teenagers in suburbia could possibly be at risk of being homeless. One suggestion that i have is to create alternative schools for individuals who don't learn conventionelly. If youth neglect to see thier passion or a long term goal for themselves they will become rebellious to the point of choosing a life on the streets.
If you were to talk to many homeless individuals you would notice than many have been living on the streets for many years, usually stemming from there teens or in there twenties. This to me is the crucial stage of the homeless population. Focus a great deal of attention on the youth and pay attention to thier learning styles because not eveyone can focus on their studies. The reason why most people don't excel in school IMO is that there are too many internal conflicts they are dealing. This is where counsellors, teachers, schools and the government should be paying a lot of attention to instead of ignoring they rebellion.
It is kind of like a doctor who treats a patients symptom instead of preventing the issue before it happens.......We only deal with the issue when its in our face and never as a preventitive measure