Not having a home can be lethal – homelessness causes premature death, poor health and is a significant burden on our health-care system Beyond a crisis of housing and poverty, homelessness is a public health emergency. The longer people are homeless, the worse their health becomes. In emergency rooms and frontline clinics, patients are triaged
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Homelessness
Housing Crisis a Health Care Emergency
on October 15th, 2015
The health impacts of homelessness and inadequate housing are well known, including an increase in diabetes, epilepsy and Hepatitis C A disturbing photo of five people sleeping in a Saskatoon bank lobby was recently printed in Saskatchewan newspapers. An earlier photo contrasted the lush yards on the east side of the city’s riverbank with tents
Homelessness Shouldn’t be a Crime
on September 3rd, 2015
The outcome of several legal decisions might just change the way we view homelessness As humans, we need to sleep. Yet, on both sides of the border, “sleeping” can be considered a criminal act – especially if you are homeless and have no place to rest your head, other than in public spaces such as
