Abstract
Homelessness is one serious social issue which needs to be effectively addressed by the government and the overall society to provide assistance to the homeless individuals. The focus is to actively align the population of the homeless individuals in the mainstream feature of the society. society can effectively adopt different approaches to address the issue of homelessness. The particular approach of the drop-in centres or access centres can be the feasible solution of this specific problem if it comes up with the specific consideration of the particular needs of the homeless individuals. These concerns can the crucial features of experience and the perceptions of the service users about the specific approach of services. proper considerations of the health concerns of the homeless people can be helpful for the service providers to create the balanced approach in case of the provision of the services.
The Experiences of the Service Users at the Homeless Drop-In Centre
Introduction
Homelessness is one of the growth prospects in the different societies. It immensely impacts the large population of the world. The facet of the homelessness can be described as the one specific condition of the individuals which come up with the feature of inaccessibility or the facility of the permanent form of residence in their lives. The particular people who are characterized as the homeless are most often not able to attain and sustain the safe and secure form of housing or shelter in their lives. The facet of homelessness come up with many considerations as this particular feature posed different forms of duties and social responsibilities for the whole society (Phillips, 2015). The role of government and the intervention of the whole society is immensely crucial to effectively address the prevailing issue of homelessness. Better consideration from the different government institutes and the social facets can be helpful to reduce or minimize the problem of homelessness.
The feature of the drop-in centre is the one crucial feature in the broader concept of homelessness. The aspect of the drop-in centre can be defined as the one specific form of the shelter for the homeless individuals who exist with the aim of provision of different services to the homeless people. The service of the drop-in centres is provided with the particular objective of giving assistance to the homeless individuals related to the different social and health concerns. The concept of the drop-in centre is somewhat different from the general form of the homeless shelter because it provides different services to the particular group of youth which can be identified as the disadvantaged group of the whole community. These particular individuals can the specific features of the homelessness, people who go through with the issue of any kind of addiction or psychological issues.
The availability of the different health is one of the core aims of the homeless drop-in centres. It comes with the necessary approach to provide medical and psychological aid to those people who are the underprivileged group of the society. The open form of accessibility is adopted in case of drop-in centres. The main objective of the feature of the specific form of the homeless drop-in centre is to help homeless people with the provision of effective health services to them. These health services can also be identified in the crucial form of psychological and emotional aid to the homeless individuals who suffer from the different forms of trauma. The three main objectives of the homeless drop-in centre are to effectively provide shelter, food, and the necessary advice to the homeless people so they can effectively sustain in their lives. The form of advice can be considered as the provision of the health services and the necessary form of counselling to deal with the various forms of psychological concerns (Turnbull et al., 2007).
Undoubtedly, the particular role of the drop-in centre to help homeless individuals to reconnect to the normal paradigm of the world. The particular form of the object can be achieved by the drop-in centre to giving necessary medical and mental aid to the people who immensely suffer from the different psychological aspects. It is crucial to identify the particular perceptions and the experiences of the service users in the form of homeless individuals to assess the effectiveness of the drop-in centre in case of an aspect of homelessness. The appropriateness of these particular centres can only be analyzed to critically understand the fact that how it positively change the lives of the homeless people. The particular form of the health standards and the provision of the services play the major role in the enhancement of the availability and effectiveness of the health services in case of homeless people.
Literature Review
The prospect of the effectiveness of the health services in case of the homeless drop-in centre is the point of concern for many years. Different researchers and social activist critically analyze the provision of the health services for the homeless individuals to evaluate the effectiveness of these particular programs of shelters and propose better solutions to deal with the different problems concerning to the aspect of homelessness in the country. The main purpose of the necessary research is to present the more effective solutions in case of the provision of the better health and psychological services to the individuals who suffer from the calamity of the absence of shelters in their lives.
The particular area of attention for the drop-in centre is to provide necessary help to the youth of the country who suffer from the issue of homelessness align with the different psychological issues. Addiction is one of the critical issues in case of youth which is addressed by the drop-in centre. Necessary provision of the food, shelter, clothing, and the form of the hygiene services is the basic aim of the particular homeless drop-in centre. It also comes up with the form of aid in case of critical issues which can be identified as the need of the higher level in case of homeless individuals mostly in case of youth (Dobson, 2011). The particular health service programs such as the substance use treatment, provision of the mental health care, programs related to the chronic disease of HIV can be considered as the specific health services provided by the homeless drop-in centre. The facet of the drop-in centres also considers taking necessary measures to effectively deal with the social and health features which can be considered as the barriers in case of homeless individuals to approach and access the health services from the drop-in centre.
The particular approach of “come as you are” is adopted and properly implemented by the homeless drop-in centre to facilitate the individuals who already immensely suffer in their lives. The main objective of the open access approach for the homeless people in case of health and other services is to bring necessary confidence in their lives and help them with their problems. These forms of service provision are crucial and effective as it aligns and positively engages service users with the different paradigm of services. these particular services can be identified in the form of different health services and the essential services for the survival of the homeless individuals (Conradson, 2003). A particular feature of the specific location of the homeless drop-in centre a crucial role in the overall effectiveness of the services provided to the homeless individuals. If homeless individuals have the easy form of access to the drop-in centre than it can increase the facet of the service provision. It becomes easy for the individuals to access the services provided by the centre if they are located in the easy places. It is crucial to mention that the specific characteristics of the staff members of the homeless drop-in centre also play a crucial role in the overall effectiveness of the health services provided by these centres (Pedersen et al., 2016). These particular features impact the specific perceptions of the service users about the effectiveness and the provision of the services presented by the homeless drop-in centre. The characteristics of the staff and the overall environment of the homeless drop-in centre immensely impact the particular perceptions and the opinions of the service users about the proper availability and the usefulness of the different health services from the homeless drop-in centre.
The particular approach of the drop-in centres or access centres is to effectively and efficiently provide the services of safety and health to the homeless people (Hwang, 2001). This specific facet in case of homeless individuals can only be achieved with the proper consideration of the basic needs and the concerns of people who belongs to the particular group of the society. the prime focus of this type of the service providers to address the health and psychological issues which are faced by the youth of the country. The aspect of services in case of drop-in centres can be characterized in the different features which can be identified as the different forms of programs such as food program and street outreach. The services of shelters and counselling are also the crucial feature of concern in case of homeless drop-in centres. There is the form of evidence which is provided by the research study which indicates the specific form of the services of drop-in centres used by the homeless youth. According to one survey, a majority of the homeless youth use the specific service of food program presented by the drop-in centres while there is also the number of individuals who utilize the service of counselling to get the health and psychological aid from the particular prospect of homeless drop-in centres.
It is crucial to understand and effectively consider the different concerns of the service users which appears in case of the particular services provided by the homeless drop-in centres. The broader prospect of the service provision come up with the two crucial elements of barriers and facilitators that appears in case of homeless drop-in centres. These features sometimes remain unclear in case of the particular form of engagement from the service users. It is a crucial feature to understand to particular features which play their role in case of the reluctance of some homeless individuals to use the different services provided by drop-in centres.
Sustainability of the services provided by the drop-in centres is another crucial feature which impacts the particular approach of the service users. This particular feature immensely influences the perception of the homeless individuals about the paradigm of services. Drop-in centres in the country develop to use their potential to facilitate the homeless youth and effectively engage them in the mainstream approach of the society (Slesnick et al., 2008). It is immensely feasible and effective approach to critically consider the different social and psychological concerns of the homeless individuals to effectively align the feature of services with the particular needs and requirements of them. Necessary availability of the information regarding homeless drop-in centres helps homeless individuals to approach these service centres. The adaptability of the necessary form to structure the paradigm of the homeless drop-in centres is crucial to fulfilling the need for services in case of homeless people. Proper interventions in case of the services related to the aspect of the homeless individuals are crucial as it provides the necessary guidelines to the service providers in the form of homeless drop-in centres. The proper consideration and identification of the different needs also help to positively enhance the perceptions and experiences of the service users due to the effectiveness and the facet of the necessary concern. The proper understanding of the social and psychological problems of the homeless people also help to the access centres to effectively propose different necessary services or the facilities to the homeless youth. Proper access to the services for the service users ultimately increase the effectiveness of the initiatives taken by the homeless drop-in centres.
Attainment of the necessary and the timely form of the feedback from the service users also play the major role in the overall effective approach to the services of the homeless drop-in or access centres. This paradigm can be helpful for the service providers to adopt the particular features which are the main concerns and the need for the homeless youth. It also effectively provides the indications about the main reasons of the prevailing issues in case of homelessness. It is crucial for the drop-in centres to analyze the possible reasons of the prevailing issue of homelessness in the society. The proper consideration of the economic feature in case of homeless individuals also a vital role in the overall availability of the different services for the homeless people. The paradigm of the quality of the services can be enhanced in case of the drop-in centres with the proper utilization of the resources. This consideration ultimately enhances the approach of the homeless individuals related to their experiences and perceptions related to the availability of the necessary services. Proper consideration of the feature of the homeless as the serious social issue ultimately enhances the effectiveness of the services provided by the homeless drop-in centres or access centres (Hudson et al., 2010). Health concerns are one of the crucial features in case of homeless individuals which come up with many other forms of considerations. It is immensely crucial for the access centres to properly identify the health issues and take necessary measures to deal with these issues in case of individuals who are characterized as the homeless. Different studies indicate that there is the high form of health hazards in case of homeless individuals as they are identified as the deprived group of the society which does not have the necessary form of health facilities. Health concerns in case of homeless individuals can be identified in the major forms of different psychological concerns. These particular psychological features negatively impact the overall health approach of the individuals who suffer from the problem of the absence of shelter in their lives.
Conclusion
Homelessness is one of the chronic issues which needs to be actively considered and take necessary measures to deal with this problem. The particular prospect of homeless drop-in centres or access centres can be considered as the possible effective solution to provide the necessary social and health services to the homeless individuals. The facet of the proper provision of the services can only be achieved with the consideration of the requirements prevails in case of homeless individuals. Health services are one of the crucial concerns which can only be attained with the identification of the particular needs. The particular forms of the experiences and perceptions of the service users play a crucial role to determine the effectiveness of the functioning of the access centres.
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