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An 8 page research paper that consists of 2 separate parts. The first part, which is 3 pages long, offers a discussion of why the numbers of homeless Hispanics is underreported and this section has a bibliography that lists 3 sources. The second part is 5 pages and discusses homeless programs, access to care and ways to improve programs. Bibliography for this section lists 7 sources.
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low numbers of people of Hispanic origin among the homeless, despite the fact that this segment of the population has a high poverty rate, was investigated by Susan Gonzalez Baker
in 1996 and she subsequently coined the phrase "The Latino Paradox" to summarize this situation (Rosenheck, Bassuk and Salomon, 2001). Gonzalez offers four possible explanations for the low number of
Latino homeless, which are: (1) errors in survey methods that may systematically under-represent Latinos in study samples; (2) Latinos may fewer risk factors for homelessness, such as lower levels of
mental illness or substance abuse disorders; Latinos may face less discrimination than other minorities; or it may be that the Latino traditions of strong mutual familial support act as a
protection against homelessness (Rosenheck, Bassuk and Salomon, 2001). Baker feels that the evidence thus far does not support the idea of systemic survey bias or error, nor does she feel
that there are considerable differences in personal risk; however, it is true a study conducted by Vega, et al in 1998 found that new Mexican immigrants to California had
lower rate of mental illness than people who had been in the U.S. for an extended period or who were born in the U.S. (Rosenheck, Bassuk and Salomon, 2001). Recent
research that has investigated the characteristics of new Latin American immigrants has determined several characteristics that may help to explain the Latino Paradox. First of all researchers found that new
immigrants who come from the same Latin American town are "tightly bound to one another and are deeply committed to mutual protection (Rosenheck, Bassuk and Salomon, 2001). Secondly, these people
are frequently cautious about using any official governmental services as they fear being identified as an illegal resident (even if they are not in the country illegally). Also, epidemiological studies
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