Nobody is safe from becoming a homeless because these
people one day had a fixed house but now they has a temporary house.
The Segeart study (2012) identified the mean age
individuals staying at shelter as being 37 years of age, and includes children,
youth, adults and the elderly. Interestingly, those 65 years of age and older
comprised just over 1.7 percent of shelter users, which may be explained by the
expanded benefits accessible to seniors, but also by the much higher mortality
rate of chronically homeless persons (Hwang, et al. 2009).
Some people are more likely to become homeless than
others.
SINGLE ADULT MALES: Men between the ages of 25 and 55 account for almost
half of the homeless population in Canada (47.5%).
YOUTH: Young people aged 16-24 make up about 20% of the
homeless population, although the prevalence rates are similar to that of adult
males.
They typically come
from homes characterized by family conflict of some kind (including in some
cases physical, sexual and emotional abuse).
WOMEN: While the percentage of women in the homeless
emergency shelter population is lower than men (males: 73.6%, females: 26.2%).
Homeless women are more likely to suffer sexual abuse,
violence, etc.
ABORIGINAL: poverty, as well as extreme racism in many Canadian
cities creates more limited opportunities and greater risk of homelessness.
FAMILIES: Homeless families are diverse in structure, with some
including two parents, and many headed by a single parent (usually female).
Family homelessness is largely underpinned by structural factors, including
inadequate income, lack of affordable housing and family violence.
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