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Poverty causes, suicide and modern society, homelessness has increased due to covid-19
pandemic
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Homelessness has increased due to Covid-19 pandemic................................................................ 3
Suicide and Modern Society........................................................................................................... 4
Poverty-causes ................................................................................................................................ 6
References....................................................................................................................................... 8

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Homelessness has increased due to Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some of the most devastating social and health
disparities facing homeless people around the world (Baggett et al., 2020). Homeless people
have disproportionately high rates of hidden health problems, unhappiness and under-reporting
often alienate them from the management of health and social services, and everyday
circumstances exacerbate the risk of COVID-19 transmission and antagonistic outcomes
(Baggett et al., 2020). Homeless people are at higher risk of contracting COVID 2, an extremely
intense respiratory disease, due to a lack of safe shelter, and are also more likely to develop
COVID 2019 (COVID-19), as the risk factors are highly prevalent among homeless people. Due
to shelter conditions and various difficulties, homeless people often find it difficult to comply
with general health ordinances, such as physical separation, isolation and quarantine (Baggett et
al., 2020).
People who are homeless are medically vulnerable and have lower physical and mental
health than others. Homeless persons frequently live in unsuitable environments, have basic
health and administrative issues, and may dwell near areas of environmental concern or
sacrilege, or in shelters built of non-renewable materials (Parsell et al., 2020). The health and
financial burdens of homelessness make them particularly vulnerable. This vulnerability has
been exacerbated by the grinding down of emergency management agencies for the homeless
following the emergence of COVID-19 in transitional shelters (Parsell et al., 2020).
Irresistible plagues and pandemics have a one-sided impact on people facing poverty,
stigmatisation, disadvantage and discrimination. In the light of the Covidien epidemic in 2019,
this difference is especially problematic for homeless individuals (COVID-19) (Parsell et al.,
2020). Because of shared living space, swarming, physical distance concerns, and significant
population movement, homeless shelters provide an excellent environment for the development
of severe and intense Covid-2 respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). Homeless persons also have
a high rate of chronic illnesses, which increases the probability of negative effects if COVID-19
is pushed (Ralli et al., 2020).
Local organisations, such as homeless shelters, are in a unique position to emphasise
pandemic preparedness and catastrophe risk reduction in order to meet the special needs of the
homeless. The lessons learnt and shared by frontline organisations who specialise in homeless

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persons during the COVID-19 outbreak have significant implications for disaster response for
homeless and other vulnerable groups in the future (Ralli et al., 2020).
Recalling the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 in rendering people homeless worldwide,
I believe that certain actions hold the promise of saving people facing this problem (Liu et al.,
2022). These include dynamic and targeted efforts and testing to address existing health needs, as
well as explicit testing of COVID-19 (Liu et al., 2022). It is also about ensuring equitable access
to healthcare, health management and referrals to advanced clinical care. It is also designed to
ensure access to food, safe shelter, water and clean sanitation. It is also extremely important to
maintain the health and well-being of the staff entrusted with the care of the homeless. Likewise,
they must provide security from licensing and other discrimination (Liu et al., 2022). A monetary
support mechanism is also needed to address the core issues of homelessness. Again, it is crucial
that the homeless are not devalued and show more courage (Liu et al., 2022).
Suicide and Modern Society
Suicide is a social and moral issue in every society. Suicide rates have long been thought
to be linked to cultural, social, political, and economic variables at the individual and societal
level. Suicide, on the other hand, is not linked to a specific physical condition, but rather to a
culturally accepted response to certain events (Solano et al., 2018). Knowledge suicide and
striving to reduce risk needs an understanding of how it varies in response to these influences, as
well as how it is connected to individual, social, and contextual experiences (Solano et al., 2018).
Individual responses and perspectives on mental health and suicide are heavily influenced by
society and culture (Solano et al., 2018). The way we characterise and confront mental health
and dysfunctional behaviour, how we access care, the types of care we seek, the nature of the
caregiver-patient connection in the health-care system, and how we respond to referrals and
treatment are all influenced by culture (Solano et al., 2018).
Suicide proves to be an important indicator of this cycle of modernisation, which on the
one hand conquers a circle of existence under the force of habit, leading to independence, moral
obligation and self-induced autonomy, but at the same time generates the beginnings of social
atrophy, confirming its most dangerous manifestations in the deterioration of groups, the
weakening of basic ties and social isolation (Jaworski, 2016). In sum, this study makes sense of
the power of modernisation and its uncomfortable impact on social relations on forms of self-

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destructive behaviour, and thus on suicide rates and their evolution over time (Jaworski, 2016).
The hypothesis thus seems to suggest a continuous, corresponding and direct increase in the
number of suicides as modernisation and social discontinuity progress (Jaworski, 2016). The
more modernisation weakens social bonds and increases social isolation, the more individuals
rely only on themselves and see no guiding principles other than those established for their own
private gain (Jaworski, 2016).
The more vanity spreads, the more social isolation, loss of personality and the feeling of
improving one's life increase, and the more the individual tries to put an end to this. Suicide-
related social and cultural aspects have been examined on four levels: personal, regional,
cultural, and actual influences (Cleary, 2019). The first, the individual level, focuses on the
impact of specific events in a person's everyday life, as well as their social connections and
support. This level of methodology accepts the underlying occasion or life condition as the cause
of suicide. Moving to the next level, we look at the geographical distribution of suicides, usually
within countries, and examine socio-cultural profiles to see if suicide rates increase (Cleary,
2019). Thirdly, at the cultural level, the study examined comparative suicide rates at various
levels. Different countries have different institutional patterns that vary greatly in terms of
suicide. At the real survey level, suicide rates were analysed over time to see the impact of a
short-term or long-term trend (Cleary, 2019).
Consequently, culture has been found to influence how people perceive suicide (McInnis
et al., 2021). Cultural qualities and social perceptions largely determine the nature and extent of
stress and support, availability of resources and access to care, and social remedies or
prohibitions against forms of self-destructive behaviour. Similarly, in all cultures, family ties and
support are seen as the cradle of suicide prevention and parental protection against suicide,
especially for women (McInnis et al., 2021). Parenting prevents suicide, especially for men.
Social support and various types of inclusion and rigid beliefs are protections against suicide
(McInnis et al., 2021). In addition, unemployment and low socio-economic status may increase
the risk of suicide. Culture-induced economic and social changes also influence suicide rates.
Social changes may lead to economic hardship, increased family friction leading to relocation or
separation from family and partner, increased consumption of alcoholic beverages, etc (McInnis
et al., 2021). It is therefore important to examine the confounding collaboration between social
and individual factors on a large scale (McInnis et al., 2021).

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Poverty-causes
Poverty is a global problem. About 8% of the total population lives in shameful poverty.
For the vast majority of us, living on less than $2 a day seems a long way from the real world.
Yet, for some 800 million people in the world, this is the truth. About 10% of the world's
population lives in shameful poverty, i.e. below the poverty line of $1.90 a day (Brady, 2019).
Poverty in the world is spreading for many reasons. The first cause of world poverty is
inequality. Inequality exists when one group, because of a part of its personality, has less
freedom and goods locally than other groups. This undervaluation can be based on position,
ability, age, health, social status or the most normal and inevitable orientations. However, the
capacity of inequality as a cause of poverty is somewhat more complex (Brady, 2019). If people
have less freedom or resources because of their nationality or ancestry, it means they have less
access to opportunities in their daily lives. We see this all the time with unequal positioning,
especially when women have less freedom in terms of health and economic power (Brady,
2019). The world's lack of decent education is the second leading source of poverty. Poverty is a
cycle, and individuals cannot better their position without education (Brady, 2019).
According to UNESCO, with a minimum degree of awareness, more than 170 million
people may transcend terrible poverty (Mikulášková and Kačmárová, 2019). Despite this, many
individuals throughout the world are uneducated. The causes behind this change throughout time.
Families frequently need children to work, schools are inaccessible, or young women are denied
an education due to gender prejudice (Mikulášková and Kačmárová, 2019). Another source of
global poverty is social injustice (Mikulášková and Kačmárová, 2019). People who are victims
of social injustice struggle to receive a proper education, suitable work possibilities, and items
that will help them escape poverty. Poverty is caused by imbalances in the disclosure and
acceptance of useful products, as well as meaningful social management and open doors.
Another factor that contributes to poverty is a lack of infrastructure. Roads, bridges, networks,
and public transportation are just a few examples of infrastructure (Olarewaju and Olarewaju,
2021).
When a neighbourhood or a family is segregated, they must invest a lot of money, time,
and energy, and may even have to relocate (Olarewaju and Olarewaju, 2021). The journey will
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simply a business without the use of public transportation. Infrastructure connects people access
the services and commodities they need to enhance their financial and living situations, and
things would be far worse without it (Olarewaju and Olarewaju, 2021). Given the numerous
causes of poverty, certain steps are required to ensure that poverty is eliminated to some degree.
The most crucial step, in my opinion, is to empower poor people by engaging them in the
conception and implementation of poverty-reduction and-eradication programmes and initiatives
(Carlson, 2020).
Their involvement would guarantee that the initiatives are representative of their
concerns. Another option may be to promote innovation and development by providing
individuals with access to the Internet and enough energy supply. Furthermore, free education
might solve this issue and ensure that inequities are addressed, decreasing poverty even further.
We could greatly lower the global poverty rate if all people participated in volunteer education.
Education improves skills and capacities, corrects some of the inequities that emerge from
underachievement, and minimises risks and weaknesses all at the same time (Carlson, 2020).

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