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FAMILY
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PARENTING
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Why do adults with FASD become homeless? Because four walls and a roof are not enough. Ever.
Question:
What is the primary goal of independent living?
Answer:
Successful management of the activities of daily living
House Keeping
Medication
Pay Bills
Employment
Interpersonal Relationships
Appointments Antrobus & Lutke www.faseout.ca 2008 Leisure Recreation
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Birth Control
Hygiene
Access Services
82% 78% 70% 68% 57% 52% 49% 48% 48% 37% 24%
Why?
* Streissguth et.al. (1996)
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All activities of daily living are done in, around, and out of the place in which you live. If you dont have a place to live . . . The rest doesnt matter.
Sole qualification in BC for even the most minimal of services from Community Living Services, MCFD, the only branch of social services where housing supports for adults can be obtained, is: IQ < 70
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* Homelessness Causes & Effects Volume 3: The Costs of Homelessness in British Columbia,
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The homeless use 33% more government services than those with permanent shelter, and are such heavy users of services that it would be more cost effective to provide them with decent stable housing.*
* Homelessness Causes & Effects Volume 3: The Costs of Homelessness in British Columbia, February 2001. Antrobus & Lutke www.faseout.ca 2008
SELECTION
STRUCTURE SUPPORT
STABILITY
SAFETY SECURITY
SUPERVISION
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