Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Victims of their life circumstance

If one out of 100 in the popolation is a substance abuser or ex-offender, we may have less compassion for him because he is responsible for his behavior and also, his vulnerability. But if 90 out of 100 have the same problem, I would absolutely consider them as victims and think of some reason above individual level. Actually vulnerability is due to many reasons: race, social networks, physical location, SES, community context....
So I think what they need is not only additional health care programs, but also long-term interventions to improve their life circumstance.

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