Mental Illness In The Film 'Entertaining Angels'

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Entertaining Angels
The Dorothy Day Story
Social problem analysis
Mental Illness was a very prominent social problem in the movie Entertaining
Angels. Although at times it was not named or specified, it was always an underlining issue to the homeless in this documentation.
History has shown mental illness as an issue to the homeless but not necessarily a cause to it; today’s research shows otherwise. Mental illness shows more of a cause of homelessness in research conducted today. Mental illness can go undetected for many different reasons, causing someone to lose vital things in their life thus eventually making the individual homeless. Statistics show that in Ethiopia, South Africa, 25-60% of homeless individuals also suffer from some form of mental disorders (Ayano, Assefa, Haile, Chaka, …show more content…

Social justice is something that Dorothy was very passionate about, with every social problem that came her way. Dorothy fought for individuals who could not fight for themselves, such as ones struggling mentally. After Eleanor’s death there were multiple individuals who wanted to discontinue the shelter for the homeless and needy, Dorothy stood up in front of everyone and was the voice for those that were not able to speak for themselves. There are many human rights that are important for mental illness, to name a few are the right to food and shelter, the right to a fair and free world, the right of freedom of speech, and the right of expression. Social justice tenets are vital as well, the respect for human life, the common good principle, human dignity, and preferential option for the poor and vulnerable (Rhodes, Kieser, Wells, Kelly, Graham, Dillon & Von, 1996).
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Analysis of Dorothy Day’s policy practice skills and competencies
Dorothy Day uses all four of the policy practice skills that are addressed in Jansson’s book. The first skill is analytic; she shows this at the beginning of the movie when she

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