Homeless and incarcerated: An epidemiological study from Canada

Conclusion:
Homeless individuals may be traumatized at an early age, put into foster care, rendered homeless, initiated into substance use and re-traumatized on repeated occasions in adult life, rendering them vulnerable to incarceration and mental illness.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Saddichha, S., Fliers, J. M., Frankish, J., Somers, J., Schuetz, C. G., Krausz, M. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research