SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED TO HOMELESS PEOPLE
SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED TO HOMELESS PEOPLE

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of this article is to provide a detailed picture of the social services network currently in operation, to identify the development needs of certain categories of services that are missing or insufficient. The literature and the latest reports highlight the fact that not only in Europe, but all over the world there is a growing demand for social services. As social needs diversified, the number of potential users of social services increased, and this led to an increase in the complexity of social services provided. Primary social services are the complex set of measures and actions taken to respond to individual, family or group social needs, of a general nature and aimed at preventing or limiting situations of difficulty or vulnerability. These primary social services are: activities to identify individual, family and group social needs; information activities on rights and obligations; social awareness and sensitization measures and actions; emergency measures and actions to reduce the effects of crisis situations; measures and support actions in order to keep people in difficulty in the community; counseling activities and services; measures and activities of community organization and development in the social plan to encourage participation and social solidarity; any other measures and actions aimed at preventing or limiting situations of difficulty or vulnerability, which may lead to marginalization or social exclusion.

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