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Research
1/5 67%
…of homeless people in the U.S. have some sort of mental illness
378 K
…people in Kansas City live in poverty
9 yrs
…is the average age of a homeless person
in Missouri
…increase of the homeless population in Kansas City from 2007
to 2012
200,000 are homeless
Out of the 590,000 people in the U.S. with mental illnesses,
356,000 in jail or prison
Contributing Factors
Mentalillness
Lack of education+
Results of Homelessness
Self medicating
Crowded prisons+ Poor
physical health
+
…38% of the homeless population abuse alcohol,
and 26% abuse drugs
…is the average age of a homeless person
in Missouri
…is the average age of a homeless person
in Missouri
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