15 Facts About Homelessness

Homelessness is a risk factor for depression caused by prejudice.

Homelessness is associated with a high risk of suicide attempts.

Homelessness has become a problem in the countries of China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines despite their growing prosperity, partly due to migrant workers who have trouble finding permanent homes.

The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements wrote in its Global Report on Human Settlements in 1995: "Homelessness is a problem in developed as well as in developing countries.

In 2013, a Central Florida Commission on Homelessness study indicated that the region spends $31, 000 a year per homeless person to cover "salaries of law enforcement officers to arrest and transport homeless individuals – largely for nonviolent offenses such as trespassing, public intoxication or sleeping in parks – as well as the cost of jail stays, emergency room visits and hospitalization for medical and psychiatric issues.

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Homelessness in Egypt is a significant social issue affecting some 12 million people in the country.

Homelessness NGOs assisting street children include those such as Hope Village Society, and NAFAS.

Homelessness in Israel is a phenomenon that mostly developed after the mid-1980s.

Homelessness increased following the wave of Soviet immigration in 1991.

Homelessness in Japan is a social issue primarily affecting middle-aged and elderly males.

Homelessness is thought to have peaked in the 1990s as a consequence of the collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble and has largely fallen since then.

Homelessness in Switzerland is a known social issue, however, there are few estimates as to the number of Swiss people affected.

Homelessness is less visible in Switzerland than in many other Western countries.

Homelessness across the UK is a devolved matter, resulting in different legislation, frameworks, and even definitions, from country to country.

Homelessness'slters began to experience overcrowding, and demand for services for the homeless was constantly increasing.