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Homelessness Silent Killer
21 December 2011
Homeless people die thirty years before the national average, says new research from Sheffield University commissioned by Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people."Homelessness: A silent killer", a Crisis Policy Briefing based on interim research findings by the University of Sheffield for Crisis, finds that homeless people are dying at 47 years old and women at 43 years old, in stark contrast to the average age of death for the general population which is 77 years.
The research by Dr Bethan Thomas, from the University of Sheffield, estimates the average age of death not just for rough sleepers (as previous studies have) but for the wider homeless population, including those who reside in night shelters, homeless hostels and use day centres.
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