عاجل استقالة 10 من اعضاء المكتب التنفيذي لعمال سكةحديدعطبرة

Quote: A study has shown that one-third of the homeless are people living with mental illness; for example, 75 percent of homeless single women suffer from a mental disorder. Many of those on the street with mental illness or addictions are homeless because they have been discharged from hospitals or jails without proper community resources. There are few adequate plans to support their reintegration into community life once discharged from institutions. In addition, drug-use, alcohol and gambling addictions contribute to persons becoming or remaining homeless. With crisis centres overcrowded, people are ending up on the streets. In Toronto each night, some 50,00 homeless people seek shelter, but only 4,500 will find space for the night. Those unable to find a bed will turn to abandoned buildings, alleys and parks. The consequences of living on the streets are ultimately dying from exposure, illness, violence or suicide. Increasing numbers of people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and communicable infections are being recorded in the homeless population. For instance, among Toronto's homeless, the TB infection rate is 38 percent.