Question

An example of prevention of homelessness using a primary prevention level intervention would be?

Increasing the percentage of low income housing stock in the community.

Provision of emergency housing.

Outreach to those on the verge of being evicted.

Increasing the number of available shelter beds.

Answer 1

Answer Option A. Increasing the percentage of low income housing stock in the community

Option A is correct as the root cause of homelessness is this upper and lower income of the people in the urban areas and due to which the rents are not being paid on time which leads to eviction. When the earning capacity is reduced and the money for shelter is not big bade it leads to to bigger problem leading to a life of homelessness and economic downturn. Therefore more economic and an affordable percentage of low income housing stock in the community for people would help them stay at homes which are being regularly paid and affordable so that there will be less homeless people ans this will lead to effective prevention of homelessness

Option B is incorrect as emergency housing is a temporary provision and cannot lead to prevention

Option C is incorrect as outreach for those who are eating to eviction will only lead to to awareness but prevention is questionable

Option D is incorrect as increasing the number of shelter beds is not the preventive strategy but a strategy that does not solve the homelessness crisis at all and by expanding the shelterbelts it helps the thought process another direction while not working on the root cause of homelessness.