Mental disorders lead to homeless hospital visits

Anne-Marie Tobin writes in the Globe and Mail that "more than half of hospital stays by homeless Canadians are a direct result of mental disorders, suggests a study of mental health and homelessness released Thursday."

To read the entire story, click here.

Click here to read a similar story from CBC News.

From the Canadian Institute for Health Information:

The Improving the Health of Canadians: Mental Health and Homelessness report provides an overview of the latest research, surveys and policy initiatives related to mental health and homelessness and, for the first time, presents data on hospital use by homeless Canadians.

Thanks go to John Devlin for bringing the Globe and Mail article to my attention.