R U OK?: Stopping to talk instead of walking past the homeless [ABC.net]

Samantha Sangenito 9/6/174:00 AM

Cristel Simmonds from headspace, a mental health service aimed at young people, recently volunteered at a fundraising event supporting the homeless, who according to Mental Health Australia, have a much higher incidence of mental illness than the rest of the population.

She said people could become homeless very quickly due to a number of reasons.

"It could be drugs and alcohol, it could be domestic violence, it could be financial or a quick shift in employment situations," she said.

"It does affect people of all ages, there are children as young as 10, 11 or 12 who are sleeping on the streets at times.

[For more of this story, written by Zoe Mears, go to http://www.abc.net.au/news/201...-people-ruok/8859058]

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