Date
Spring 2018
Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Social Work
Advisor
Paula Gerstenblatt Ph.D.
Abstract
On January 24, 2017, 1,188 people were identified as homeless in Maine. The Maine State Housing Authority estimates that 527 of those people were unsheltered or resided in emergency homeless shelters in the City of Portland. People who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse, survivors of domestic violence, as well as unaccompanied youths and veterans represent many of the homeless individuals in the City of Portland (MSHA, 2017). There is an abundance of research on homelessness as it relates to mental health disorders and substance abuse (Sarvis, 2017); however, less attention has been paid to the portrayal of homelessness in the media.
Start Date
April 2018
Recommended Citation
Hardman, Molly, "The Media Portrayal of Homelessness in Portland, Maine" (2018). Thinking Matters Symposium Archive. 147.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/thinking_matters/147
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Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Social Work Commons
