{"id":142561,"date":"2021-05-28T11:46:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T21:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=142561"},"modified":"2024-03-15T22:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T08:56:34","slug":"houseless-crisis-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/28\/houseless-crisis-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Root causes of houseless crisis revealed in UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student\u2019s documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Every year Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s houseless crisis continues to grow. To better understand its root causes, and how close some people might be to actually living on the street, Brooke Fisher<\/strong>, an undergraduate student in the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences<\/a>\u2019 Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS<\/abbr>), produced Bridging the Gap<\/em>. The documentary investigates how to help prevent the deeply rooted issue. <\/p>\n

“This project helped me understand the importance of Human Development and Family Studies to support our families and children as a form of preventative work,” said Fisher, who also works in mental health and addiction services. “Society cannot function effectively and efficiently when such a large percentage of the population is either experiencing homelessness or facing multiple risk factors that lead to this status, such as inadequate wages and the high cost of living.”<\/p>\n

Her hope is viewers will gain a better understanding of this problem to pave a path that will lead to more support for this population. <\/p>\n

“The material I learned in the classroom, combined with the hands-on experience working alongside this population, allowed me to recognize the cause and effect that occurs due to a challenging upbringing,” Fisher added.<\/p>\n

“I am so proud of Brooke, who worked tirelessly to create an informative and meaningful film to help us understand the potential root causes of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>‘s houseless crisis,” added HDFS<\/abbr> Assistant Professor Sothy Eng<\/strong>. “As she points out, if we don’t spend more time investing in our families and our children, we will never be able to overcome this crisis.”<\/p>\n

Watch the full 9-minute documentary.<\/a> Fisher\u2019s project was funded via a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program<\/a> award.<\/p>\n

This is an example of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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