Reply #27: I am working on a program about homelessness, and a big chunk will be about the abuse. [View All]

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Every single homeless person I has talked with has voiced the same thing... the verbal abuse of "helpers"!

I recently found an article about bullies who are attracted to social work, and it spoke directly to the experience of me and so many others. Of course, the article was from the UK! I can't find *anything* about it here in the US. Everyone wants to pretend it doesn't exist, and that we are just all crazy to be seeing it.

A friend of mine, when I showed her the article, said she wants to research it because she believes, in her words, "Some sociology student has most probably done a thesis on this, and it has been hushed up." She may be right, and if she finds anything on this, it will be helpful. We talked about putting our heads together to come up with a class on how to handle this kind of bullying abuse, because it is something that *everyone* who is homeless experiences! And I really believe it is for the reasons that you so eloquently stated.

If you happen across anything like this, please alert me. There are no books or articles or anything that I can find, and this is a HUGE need for people who are getting verbally battered.

Thanks so much!

I am having a horrible week,, and your kind and understanding words have me in tears!

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