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Queens University HEALTH 101 Week 5: Housing 1)Compassion fatigue refers a condition in which people begin to experience less compassion and care for others

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HEALTH 101

Week 5: Housing

1)Compassion fatigue refers a condition in which people begin to experience less compassion and care for others. It is common among those who work directly with people who have experienced trauma or who have complex social and health needs. What is an “upstream” public health solution to compassion fatigue for those working with those are who poor and marginalized, such as homeless people?

•             ensure that those who are poor and marginalized have adequate income, good housing and the supports they need to meet basic needs for physical and mental health

•             make sure that those who work with people who are marginalized have good access to mental health services and regular vacations

•             ensure access to mental health services for homeless people and others

who are poor and marginalized, for example by covering psychological services under Medicare and increasing the supply of mental health workers on the street

•             teach stress management to kids in school so everyone can cope more effectively with stress

•             none of the above

 

2.            The main reason that the number of homeless people increased dramatically in the 1990s is

•             the federal government, under Prime Minister Jean Chretien, withdrew funding for affordable housing

 

•             many people lost their jobs in the economic downturn of the early 1990s and couldn’t afford their homes

•             there was a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of refugees

and immigrants to Canada

•             parents decided to adopt a “tough love” approach to their adult children who couldn’t support themselves and wouldn’t let them live at home anymore

•             only (a) and (b)

•             none of the above

 

3.            According to Davidson, the key housing policy directions that Canada needs to follow include:

•             increasing incentives for private developers to build more rental units

•             increasing incentives for private developers to build more rental units

•             cooperation among all levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal) to fund social housing

•             regulation of mortgage lenders and to prevent property speculation

(that drives up prices)

•             all of the above

•             only (c) and (d)

 

4.            Living on the street can affect health in the following ways:

•             increased vulnerability to violence

•             stress and instability

•             poor access to healthy food

•             exposure to adverse weather (e.g., extreme cold)

•             increased risk of mental illness & addictions

•             all of the above

5.            The Housing First approach recognizes:

•             that it is impossible to permanently house people with complex mental health and addictions issues so those issues need to be addressed before trying to house people

•             that even though housing homeless people is very expensive (more expensive than leaving them on the streets), Canada has obligations under international human rights treaties to ensure that we put housing first, above other budgetary considerations

•             there are so few homeless people in Canada that we don’t need to worry about them, except in a few cities like Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria

•             people who are homeless need their housing needs met most of all, before their other needs can be addressed

 

•             only (b) and (d)