Rough sleepers in Dublin down, but destitute single people rising
Spring count of those sleeping outdoors reveals 91 ‘unique individuals’ bereft of home
Brief and solemn funerals held for Dublin’s homeless
Coroner pays for burials where families unable to arrange repatriation or cannot be traced
How we treat homeless people with mental illness and addiction must change
Too often sick patients seeking help are turned away from the care they need
Call for every death of a homeless person to have an ‘adult safeguarding review’
Joint Committee on Housing is also calling for an increase in rent supports for homeless people outside Dublin trying to rent a home
Huge level of trauma among people who are homeless, Dáil Committee told
Poverty and childhood trauma among main causes of homelessness, says expert GP
Mixed messages: NMH project has become messy for Government
Inside Politics: With talk of a Plan B, how realistic are the alternative hospital sites at this stage?
Dublin homeless deaths increased by 60% last year - report
Mortality rate eight times that of people who have been homeless less than six months
One general practice in Dublin received €1.1m from State last year
IMO says release of earnings figures are ‘misleading and unhelpful’
Plight of those with ‘dual diagnosis’ most evident in the homeless
Dual diagnosis is an illness which a person experiences when they have both an addiction problem and a mental health issue
Services ‘sectioning’ homeless people who refuse shelter
Mental Health Act allows for persons to be involuntarily admitted in their ‘best interests’
Rough sleepers ‘sectioned’ after refusing to go into hostels
A number were taken into care under the Mental Health Act amid severe weather
‘Severe weather’ beds provided for 200 homeless people in Dublin
Ensuring people have somewhere to go after the bad weather will be a ‘challenge’
Dr Homelessness: Caring for Dublin’s most vulnerable patients
A pioneering consultant and a specialist nurse ensure homeless patients don’t fall through the gaps
Homeless drug users are being left to die, doctors warn
HSE is failing to give lifesaving treatment to homeless people with hepatitis C, expert says
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