SERVICE DELIVERY TRENDS

Trends are always changing and with changes in human services, it affects our economic and political events. Service delivery will have to keep up with the economy’s growth and changes. With that said, the government will need to adjust with the economy. The elderly and diversity in America’s future will have the largest impact to human service delivery, but one of the newest trends is terrorism with 9/11 and now ISIS.
Service delivery is formed by clients’ needs and funding for organizations, typically come from the state. The government determines who will receive, what services, what way the client may be served which influences resources and funding. Due to the economic changes since 9/11 most states are in debt and the politicians are always seeking cutbacks. For example: Bruce Rauner the new governor of Illinois recently introduced a new list of cutbacks, with the majority of cutbacks for human services; daycare, youth programs, mental health, homeless shelters, etc. Currently human services is running on low budgets and depending what state or city a client resides determines what resources are available. Cutbacks are definitely needed due to our economic crisis, however, cutting back on human service delivery shouldn’t be first choice, but it is our government that makes the final decision. In their decision they must think ahead and recognize what trends we will encounter in the future.
The Twentieth century has seen the growth of the senior population shoot up with those aged sixty-five and above continues to increase. The United States of America is continuously seeing the increasing number of older people and more women than men. It is expected for sixty-five and older to double in twenty-five years. There will be a significant number who are troubled by poor health, dependency, and the inability to perform simple tasks.