Homelessness & MH

Facts about homelessness and mental health.

There are an estimated 800,000 homeless people in the UK.

(Home is where the heart is) ITV 10/05/2011 9pm.

There are 80,000 + empty council and housing association properties in this country.

25% of the proportion of the drugs prescribed by the NHS are for mental health problems.

1 in 5 children aged between 5 and 15 are experiencing mental health problems serious enough to require professional help.

1 in 5 of all admissions to psychiatric hospitals are for depression, and 65% of these admissions are women.

1 in 4 people in the UK experience mental health problems.

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