Youth Homelessness Discussion 2022

RUNNING HEAD: YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
Principles of Case Management

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The discussion is prepared on the title ‘Youth homelessness in Australia ’. It includes the
source of youth homelessness and its consequences. It also comprises of practical solutions to the
respective social problem. Additionally, it includes the gap analysis of the solutions. The key
purpose of the essay is to pour light on the rising social problem in Australia. Additionally, it
will provide an opportunity to gain knowledge in respect of growing problem.
It includes the individuals that are living in the absence of family support. They reside in
shelters, streets, unoccupied buildings and other unbalanced circumstances. It is examined that
major causes of youth homelessness include conflict or family breakdown, the rise of sexual,
physical and emotional abuse within the family (Chamberlain, 2013). It also includes poor
access to the employment opportunities resulting in insufficient income to pay home allowances,
increasing hosing cost and unaffordability to sustain in rental house and unavailability off youth
allowance. Additionally, the rising issue with mental and physical health, demise of parents and
overcrowded living conditions also act as significant reasons for rising youth homeless in
Australia (Farrugia, The symbolic burden of homelessness: Towards a theory of youth
homelessness as embodied subjectivity., 2011).
As per the 2016 Census, it is assessed that around 116427 Australians are homeless at
each night. Additionally, it states that the strength of 27680 homeless individuals was of age
grouping 12-24 in Australia. It is examined that 59% of homeless youth of age group 12-24 were
living in severely crowded accommodations. It is evaluated that 10% of these were living on a
temporary basis with other households and about 18% were living in supported dwellings
(Hope, 2019).
Youth homelessness can generate several problem that can have a long term effect on the
individual as well as on the society. At the individual level, it gave rise to the issue of poor heath
level and high unemployment level. Similarly, from the society perspective, it develops an
unsafe environment as youth homelessness gave rise to violence and crime in the society (CHP,
2019).
Homelessness people face poverty as a major issue that ultimately effect their physical
and mental health. They often experience the agony, social misuse and social segregation. Poor
diet would make the individual exposed to idleness, sickness, and poor nutritional level. Thus,

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they often become the victim of diseases due to poor personal hygiene and lack of health
awareness. Moreover, they also develops psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety
and behavioral disorder. Additionally, due to lack of resources they often do not have the access
to the hospitals and to conceive a medical aid resulting in low health status (Crawford, 2014).
Youth facing homelessness is generally dealing with monetary and financial crises. They
does not have enough financial resources to acquire education. They attain low skills as they
have mere access to education. This makes it difficult for the person to gain an occupation as
business institutions and corporations are not willing to hire them. Additionally, homeless people
have low motivation for work, thus, they find it hard to acquire a job. Thus, it generates a
problem at a national level as it creates higher degree of unemployment level in the country
(Couch, 2011).
In relation to the above paragraphs, in the absence of livelihood, skills, and resources and
with the presence of idealness, it make the individuals vulnerable to crime practices to sustain
their living. Fear of violence is the major threat suffered by the society because it often leads to
death. Violence is consider as a source to homeless. In order to fulfill their basic requirements,
homeless people often commit a theft, murder and kidnapping. Thus, it hinder the safety of the
society in Australia (Farrugia, 2015).
Initially, Australian government should rely on the principle of ‘building trusting
relationship’ with the homeless. It deals with providing a safe environment to the client. This can
be done by opening charitable organizations, it will acts as a great aid for the homeless. It should
engage workers that are considerate, amusing and must attain the ability to put the homeless
people at ease. It will help in developing better relation with the homeless people and will able to
communicate well (Bitocus, 2016). Charitable organizations will provide them with better
living conditions and will provide adequate resource to sustain their living. Societies should
allowed to donate funds to ease the suffering of the homeless people. As soon as these receives
adequate funds from the supporters, the health status of the homeless people will be improved to
a great extent. It will provide them with an access to steady, secure and economical
accommodation in Australia (Parsell C. &., 2012).