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This 7 page paper looks at a high risk family type considering the profile, problems and approaches that need to be considered when providing healthcare with particular attention to nursing. Homeless families are considered, the scope and scale of the problem assessed as well as the specific needs of this vulnerable group. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS65_TEhomeless.doc
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has a major impact on the way healthcare a nursing provision can take place. It is a problem that increases in times of recession and may be seen as increasing
in scale looking at recent statistics. It was estimated in 2007 that 34% of all homeless people were families; this equated to 1.35 million children experiencing homelessness in any single
year (NCFH, 2008). This demonstrates an increase in the estimate in 1999 when the figure was 924,000 children experiencing homelessness in a single year (Burt et al, 1999). The
problem is one that appears to be increasing. In 2009 a Federal Brief the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that in the next 2 years there would be a
further 1.5 million individuals made homeless, which would inevitably include more families. The emergence of homelessness of families has resulted in roughly 1.8% of all families experiencing homelessness for
at least one night in any year. However, this is not evenly spread throughout the population as there is a major skew towards low income families, where the rate increases
to 8% of families and 9% of children (Rog and Buckner, 2007). The profile of homeless families varies, but as well as an increased occurrence in low income families
it has also been noted that members of minority populations are also over represented, with a particularly susceptible group being African Americans (Rog and Buckner, 2007). The most common
profile of a homeless family will be a single mother, aged in her late 20s with an average of two children, where either one or both are aged six years
or under (Rog and Buckner, 2007). Only a minority are single fathers or homeless families with two parents (Rog and Buckner, 2007). It is notable that in the Northwest of
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