10 Symptoms of Colitis. 10 Symptoms of Colitis. An inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-term swelling and ulcers in the colon, ulcerative colitis is in part both similar and different from Crohnâs disease. Unlike the latter condition, colitis affects only the colon and rectum, leaving the rest of the gastrointestinal tract unscathed.
Other impairments such as depression, untreated mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, and physical disabilities are also responsible for a large portion of the homeless. Many factors push people into living on the street. Acknowledging these can help facilitate the end of homelessness in America.
HoMELESS yOUTH: Defining the Problem and the Population. Current studies suggest that the primary cause of youth homelessness is family dysfunction in the form of parental neglect, physical or sexual abuse, family substance abuse and family violence. Forty-one percent of youth who have run away, have been abandoned by their parents for at least 24 hours.