Then there is lice, scabies, bedbugs, which can all be a result of overcrowding,” said Dr. Samantha Green, one of the authors of a new report on city drop-ins and winter respite centres. Article Continued BelowWith the city’s emergency system at its limit, the drop-ins are becoming makeshift shelter for hundreds of people. People who end up on mats or cots, or chairs, or on the floor, include seniors, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions, the authors reported. The budget for the city’s shelter support and housing administration division has stayed the same and actually gone down over the past 10 years, once adjusted for inflation. At least 94 people died from issues tied to homelessness last year, Toronto Public Health reported last week.

Source: thestar January 30, 2018 23:44 UTC