Health issues, affordability exasperating homelessness in Hamilton, according to city survey
City outreach programs interacted with over 565 individuals in encampments between January 2020 and October 2021, housing 81 through support programs and finding some sort of shelter for 430 people.In January, a study from pair of inner-city doctors suggested people living rough in Hamilton can expect to have a below-average life expectancy, primarily driven by drug overdoses.” said at least 19 people without residences died in the city during a six month period in 2021.
Don Seymour, executive director at Wesley Urban Ministries, told Global News in late February that study likely doesn’t capture the true plight of individuals experiencing homelessness suggesting there are more than 19 a year that die each year.
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