EFFECTS OF HOMELESS
1. Instability
- homelessness leaves affected youth no permanent address, making it virtually impossible to attend school, obtain employment, secure food and shelter, and survive.
2. physical health
- due to poor diet, malnutrition and exposure, homeless youth are at greater risk of suffering from chronic health disorders like asthma, anorexia, and diarhoea.
3. substance abuse
- homeless youth are more likely to use and abuse drugs, and to engage in other dangerous and illegal behaviours. according to national surveys, three quarters of street youths were using marijuana, a third were using hallucinosens, and stimulants, and a quarter were using crack, others forms of cocaine, inhalants,and sedatires.
4. education
- homeless youth have a hard time to attending school because of legal guardianship requirements, residency requirements,proper records, and lack of transportation. so, it is difficult for them to get an aducation. studies reports that as many as three quarters of homeless youth have or wil drop out of school.
5. mental health
- homeless are more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders,depressions,postraumatic stress disorders and suicide due to the increased exposure to violence while living on their own.
BY: Nor Hazwani



