- There were 139 people sleeping rough over the course of one week in November (Simon).
- Most common reasons for becoming homeless - addiction (which is a mental health issue in itself), mental health issue, family breakdown (abuse - physical, sexual, neglect), lost a job, end of relationship, grief, unable to pay rent, health, financial issues, mental health issues.
- Mental Health: 3/4 homeless people have mental health issues before becoming homeless - Depression and anxiety most common. Statistically mental health will deteriorate further when becoming homeless. - 1 in every 2 who dont have mental health issues before becoming homeless will develop mental issues when on the streets.
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Homelessness (Statistics + X3 elements):
Statistics offered on Homelessness that paint the picture:
- Over 8,000 people homeless in Ireland today.
- Over 4,000 of those are young people single people who are not part of a family unit.
- In December 2019 X3 families a day were becoming homeless.
- There over 180,000 vacant dwellings in Ireland (Ill let you do the maths - 0ver 8,000 homeless and over 180000 vacant dwellings).
- 3000+ are people availing of emergency accommodation in Dublin.
- If you do become homeless and avail of emergency accommodation you are very likely to come in contact with drugs, theft, bullying and violence.
- 52% of the homeless population have issues with addiction before becoming homeless, statistically that addiction will worsen when on the streets.
- 79 homeless people died on the streets in the Dublin region in 2020.
- There were 139 people sleeping rough over the course of one week in November (Simon).
- Most common reasons for becoming homeless - addiction (which is a mental health issue in itself), mental health issue, family breakdown (abuse - physical, sexual, neglect), lost a job, end of relationship, grief, unable to pay rent, health, financial issues, mental health issues.
- Mental Health: 3/4 homeless people have mental health issues before becoming homeless - Depression and anxiety most common. Statistically mental health will deteriorate further when becoming homeless. - 1 in every 2 who dont have mental health issues before becoming homeless will develop mental issues when on the streets.
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