PSY 101 week 4 dq 2

  

Ashford 5: – Week 4 – Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric

for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

     

Homelessness

 Thousands of men, women, and children are without a home each night in the United States and around the World. This is a complex issue with a number of contributing factors, but one primary issue is that of mental illness. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s fact sheet titled

Current statistics on the prevalence and characteristics of people experiencing homelessness in the United States

(2011), on a given night in January of 2010, 26.2% of all sheltered persons who were homeless had a severe mental illness and 34.7% had chronic substance use issues (p.2).  
 

Review the fact sheet.  Assume you are altruistic (self-sacrificing with a desire to engage in helpful behavior) and have unlimited resources. Describe what you would do to combat the issue of homelessness.  How would you close the revolving door of people in and out of treatment and shelters? Indicate how your plan is truly altruistic.  
 

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates who laid out a different plan than you.  What do you think of your classmate’s plan?  Is it a viable option to deal with the issue of homelessness?  Do you agree or disagree that your classmate’s plan is truly altruistic? Reinforce your decision regarding their plan with a reference from the literature that supports your claim. 

  

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