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Homeless, The | What Are the Causes of Homelessness?

• Chapter 2 Preface

• Low Wages and Limited Employment Opportunities Cause Homelessness

  by Aimee Molloy

• Homelessness Is Often Voluntary

  by Bob Klug

• Lack of Affordable Housing Causes Homelessness

  by Bruce Burleson

• Welfare Cuts Have Increased Homelessness

  by Leslie Miller

• Mental Illness Contributes to Homelessness

  by Henry G. Cisneros

• Substance Abuse Is a Cause of Homelessness

  by San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless

• Domestic Violence Contributes to Homelessness

  by National Coalition for the Homeless

• Periodical Bibliography

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1. Introduction
2. Is Homelessness a Serious Problem?
   1. Homelessness Is a Serious Problem for Society
   2. Homelessness Is Not Society’s Problem
   3. Homelessness Is a Problem in Cities
   4. Homelessness Is a Problem in Rural Communities
   5. Homelessness Is a Problem Among Women and Children
   6. Homelessness Is a Serious Problem Among Men
   7. Periodical Bibliography
3. What Are the Causes of Homelessness?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. Low Wages and Limited Employment Opportunities Cause Homelessness
   3. Homelessness Is Often Voluntary
   4. Lack of Affordable Housing Causes Homelessness
   5. Welfare Cuts Have Increased Homelessness
   6. Mental Illness Contributes to Homelessness
   7. Substance Abuse Is a Cause of Homelessness
   8. Domestic Violence Contributes to Homelessness
   9. Periodical Bibliography
4. What Housing Options Would Benefit the Homeless?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. The Federal Government Should Work to Provide Affordable Housing
   3. The Federal Government Should Not Work to Provide Affordable Housing
   4. Housing Vouchers Benefit Low-Income Families
   5. Housing Vouchers Do Not Always Benefit Low-Income Families
   6. SROs Offer a Solution to Homelessness
   7. SROs Are Currently an Inadequate Solution to Homelessness
   8. Periodical Bibliography
5. How Should Society Deal with the Homeless?
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. The Hardcore Homeless Should Be Arrested
   3. Society Should Not Criminalize the Homeless
   4. Some of the Homeless Mentally Ill Should Be Treated Involuntarily
   5. The Homeless Mentally Ill Should Not Be Treated Involuntarily
   6. Private Charities Can Help the Homeless
   7. Private Charities Cannot Help All of the Homeless
   8. Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography
9. Copyright

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