WHAT CAN SOCIAL WORKERS DO TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS?

This paper will concentrate on some of the issues in the way social workers can promote social inclusion for those people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.  There are several significant factors that can cause individuals and families to become homeless, such as poverty and unemployment.  Among the groups who are at risk of becoming homeless are single mothers, ethnic minorities, disabled, elderly and people with mental health problems.  This paper will focus on the current needs of single young people in Britain and show how social services are meeting those needs by addressing the issues of social exclusion….(short extract)