This is the second of Momeni's two-volume series on homelessness
in the United States. While volume I concentrated on the statewide
distribution, variations, trends, and characteristics of the
homeless population, the present volume addresses the problem of
data collection and specific causes and issues that relate to
homelessness. Unique in its attempt to bring systematic data and
analysis to bear on the subject, this groundbreaking study focuses
upon such critical areas as drug abuse among the homeless, the
housing situation that gives rise to homelessness, homeless
children, food sources, and problems of employment. Although the
contributors approach the topic from a number of different
perspectives, they are united in their conclusion that realistic
solutions to the problem of homelessness rest not in establishing
new and dramatic programs, but rather in forging links between
government and private agencies to create a system-wide response to
the multiple needs of the homeless population.
In addition to exploring the serious and persistent problems
homeless people face, the contributors highlight the difficulties
inherent in measuring the extent of homelessness accurately,
concluding that efforts to do so are likely to produce an
undercount. A number of chapters provide a clearer picture of the
homeless population in America by examining both the socioeconomic
and demographic correlates and the social-psychiatric dimensions of
homelessness. Finally, the contributors compare and contrast the
characteristics of homelessness and the methods of dealing with the
problem in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Two
concluding essays provide an overview of homelessness on the
national level and propose public policies likely to be most
effective in reducing homelessness. Numerous tables and figures
illustrate points made in the text. Students of social sciences,
social practitioners, and public policymakers will find
Homelessness in America provocative reading, and a reliable source
of data and analysis.
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