Kryda, AD, and MT Compton. “Mistrust Of Outreach Workers And Lack Of Confidence In Available Services Among Individuals Who Are Chronically Street Homeless.” Community Mental Health Journal 45.2 (2009): 144-150 7p. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 25 Mar. 2016.

In this article written by Compton and Kryda, they review data collected over a month in Manhattan, New York City to understand the perception the homeless have of different services offered.  The article begins by giving statistics that review the number of homeless living on the streets of New York City. In the last 20 years, the number of homeless in the city have decreased by 20% but many facilities are still being overbooked and resources are strained.  Even though majority of the homeless in the city are looking for government or community aid, a sizable portion refuse to have any contact.  After taking a survey of homeless individuals who hadn’t received any services in 12 months, the answer was routinely consistent.  The main reason was that many homeless lacked confidence in the care and the caregivers.  They believed their attention was not genuine and that it was just a job for the workers. The article concludes that in order to be able to gain the trust of these homeless, more steps and events must be held in order to build a mutual love and understanding between the groups. The reason I chose this article is because it discuss homelessness and societies perception of it just as we have discussed in class.