Third Of Homeless People Die From Treatable Conditions

Nearly a third of homeless people die from treatable conditions, meaning hundreds of deaths could potentially have been prevented, a major new study shows. The research by University College London (UCL) also shows that homeless people are much more likely to die from certain conditions than even the poorest people who have a place to live. The findings come as the final count from the Dying Homeless project shows an average of 11 homeless people a week have died in the UK in the last 18 months. Of those people whose ages are known, more than a quarter were under 40 when then they died. Read more on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism website.

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