13 May 2024

Mental Health and Homelessness

Mental Health Awareness Week

This year, Mental Health Awareness Week is running from the 13-17th of May with the theme of “No Mind Left Behind”. With a quarter of people in the UK experiencing mental health issues each year, it’s vital that those who need it are able to access help and support. For those who are homeless, however, this is often not the case. Despite the incredibly high rates of mental health issues among homeless people, they generally face many more barriers to accessing support than the rest of the population.

So why is this the case, and what does Ferry...