While the general population is now routinely using terms like “social distancing” and “self-isolation”, for the many hundreds of homeless people living rough, these concepts are a non-optional, everyday reality.
Homeless people are particularly susceptible to illness and injury and have very limited access to medical assistance. They have no family or friends to rely on for support and camaraderie among the homeless is restricted by each individual’s need to survive.
LGBTQI homeless people are even further ostracised; frequently subjected to physical and verbal abuse by other homeless people who have nowhere else to vent their anger.
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