McLoughlin, Aoibheann and Feeney, Anna and Cooney, John (2021) Homelessness, emergency care and mental health. Inner-city emergency department psychiatry referrals: a retrospective descriptive analysis. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 190, (3), pp. 1201-1204. doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02392-3.
External website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC75293...
Since the advent of COVID-19, the vulnerability of people who are homeless has come into sharper focus. The risk posed by sleeping rough or staying in emergency/temporary accommodation exposes homeless people to a high risk of transmission due to compromised access to isolation spaces and adequate hygiene facilities.
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