Working in groups of 3-4, students are required to complete an oral presentation examining the key issues relating to AOD work with one of the following groups.Our topic is : AOD and people...

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AOD and Homelessness
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Homelessness – definition and Scope
The most popular as well as widely accepted defination of homelessness is given by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This defination is fundalmentally based on the core idea that there are certain community standards regarding the minimum accomodation acceptable in contemporary Australia. Essentially, minimum for an individual person is a small rental flat with living room, bedroom, kitchen as well as bathroom including certain security of tenure that is offered on lease.
ABS defination includes categories that can explain the state of homelessness
Primary - refers to person without conventional accomodations and living on the streets.
Secondary - refers to people who easily move from one form of temporary ways of living to another that includes emergency accomodations, boarding houses as well as short-term stays with household.
Tertiary - implies people who are staying in boarding houses for long-term basis which can be defined as 13 weeks or more than it. These are homeless since the accomodation does not have the attributes identified in the minimum community standards.
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Homelessness implies one doesn't have a permanent, secure and safe place to live
It can be defined as lacking an appropriate and safe place to live.
People can be categorized as homeless if they are - constantly moving between the temporary shelters, living on streets, emergency accommodations'. Also this could include staying in private boarding houses without a private boarding house or bathroom
The Population in Australia that is most susceptible of being homeless is youth plagued with AOD and susbstance abuse
Statistics
As per the statistics, 69100 accompanying children made use of SAAP accommodations in 2019-20
24,900 clients are aged below 20 years
415 people are under the age of 20 had a valid yet unmet accommodations
In year 2019, census displayed the number of families that were homeless increased by 17% on 2015
Approximately 75% of cumulative population of people sleeping rough in Australia are in rural as well as remote Australia
Indigenous Australian comprise of 71% of the homeless population in remote areas.
Causes of Homelessness
Mental Illness
Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
Indigenous Australians
Financial Crunch - Low housing affordability
Poverty
Migrant Australian
Domestic Violence and Family Conflict
Use of substance at early age can lead to addiction to drugs from very young age. There is higher rate of addiction that is witnessed in adolescents as well as in young adults. Nevertheless, the addition of drug which emerges from the use of prescription drugs are perhaps more common in the age group 12-20 years. Children who are involved in substance abuse and various disorders beyond the age of 12 years may be regarded as either early-onset drug users. In such case these are the individuals that initiate smoking, alcohol as well as use of marijuana. They are more probable to be addicted to these illicit drugs. Children who belong to late-onset group usually do not get influenced before reaching 20 years (
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Alcohol and other drugs – primary cause
Alcohol is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
A drug that slows down the working of the
ain and other parts of the Nervous System
There are numerous parameters that can influence the vulnerability of individuals that causes addiction to drug a substance use. These factors include the overall environment of the individuals, personality, levels of education as well as family up
inging and background. Demographics like age also plays a critical role in comprehending the susceptibility of individual with the addiction
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