Homelessness

Notes:

The breakdown of a relationship is the main reason why over two-fifths of men hit the street

It is domestic violence that pushes over a third of the women sleeping rough out of their homes

57% of rough sleepers in this study have mental-health issues, and the fact that most of them booze or do drugs too means that they are often treated effectively for neither condition. 

16% of those with whom St Mungo's comes into contact have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, whereas among the general population the figure is 1%. 

According to the Department of Communities and Local Government, the number of people officially accepted as homeless in the three months to June 2011—11,820 people—was 17% higher than in the same quarter of 2010. The latest figures from CHAIN, the Combined Homeless and Information Network managed by the charity Broadway, show that 2,069 people were seen sleeping rough in London between July and September, 216 more than in the three previous months and 520 more than in the same quarter a year earlier.

Callos is mean, rough and hard.

Compassionate means kindness, friendly, thinking about there problems and helping.

Plight means dangerous situation.

Patronizing means making someone feel below you.

Unanimous means everyone agrees.

Vociferous means expressing your feelings in a loud and forceful way.

Benign act means it doesn't do damage.

Augmented means to make somethings better.

Scours means to search and look around really well.