7-Day Advocacy Challenge
day 5: health & healthcare
housing is inextricably linked to physical and mental well-being
Unhoused individuals face unique and often severe threats to their health as a result of conditions in shelters and on the streets, as well as diminished access to adequate healthcare itself. In Los Angeles, all of these circumstances combine to make unhoused women live, on average, 35 years less than their housed peers. That’s about half a typical lifetime lost to the vicious cycle of homelessness, violence, trauma, and mental and physical illness.
Join the challenge TODAY to learn more about the mental and physical health needs of your unhoused neighbors in Los Angeles and beyond!
THE CHALLENGE
IF YOU HAVE:
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our social media asset of the day to your Instagram to help spread the word! You can also repost directly from our account @DWCweb on Instagram or retweet us on Twitter!
READ
this factsheet from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on the connection between health and homelessness!
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★ BONUS ROUND ★
Register for a opioid overdose response and prevention training with End Overdose to learn how you can prevent loss of life in your community!