Lived Experiences of Home Foreclosures

Consequences on Mental and Physical Health

By: Dr. Owusu Kizito

Narrated by: Adam Danoff

The rising rate of home foreclosures which stands at approximately one in 92 households in the United States has raised a national alarm. Medical issues account for approximately half of all home foreclosure filings and it appears that approximately one point five million American homeowners could lose their homes to foreclosure every year. The qualitative phenomenological study involved investigating the lived experiences of the consequences of home foreclosures on the physical and mental illness of northern New Jersey homeowners. Four core themes were revealed from the study. The four themes included foreclosure process resulting in hospitalization of family and foreclosure associated with the lack of family's health insurance, family health and the foreclosure process, and foreclosure and the negligence of doctor's prescriptions, foreclosure as perceived loss of money and finally homeownership, displacement and housing instability as a reason for depression. The current phenomenological research study of the lived experiences of home foreclosures on 25 homeowners in the process of foreclosure has added to the body of knowledge because it highlighted the stressors, reasons, and causes. The study provides a framework for local practitioners and decision-makers in identifying the consequences on the physical and mental health of the participants and their families and providing a workable foreclosure response system.

©2015 Dr. Owusu Kizito (P)2016 Dr. Owusu Kizito

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Would you consider the audio edition of Lived Experiences of Home Foreclosures to be better than the print version?

It was a current issue that was discussed. This is highly recommended to all homeowners and even renters in around the world

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