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.
The recession will force 1.5 million more people into homelessness over the next two years, according to estimates by The National Alliance to End Homelessness. In a 2008 report, the U.S. Conference of Mayors cited a major increase in the number of homeless in 19 out of the 25 cities surveyed. On average, cities reported a 12 percent increase of homelessness since 2007. Although homelessness is a difficult number to measure definitively, it appears that more peopleâespecially familiesâare sleeping in shelters, living in their cars, and taking up residence in tent communities.