Issue: Mental Illness and Homelessness
Mental illness: Disorders characterized by irregular moods, thoughts or behaviours. Includes disorder such as:
Homelessness: The situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it.
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Schizophrenia
- Substance Abuse
Homelessness: The situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it.
The relationship between mental health and homelessness:
1) People who suffer from mental illness are more likely to experience from homelessness.
2) People who are homeless are more likely to experience mental illness or more severe mental illness than they would if they had a
home.
Some groups of people are more affected than other people:
1) People who suffer from mental illness are more likely to experience from homelessness.
2) People who are homeless are more likely to experience mental illness or more severe mental illness than they would if they had a
home.
Some groups of people are more affected than other people: