Access to Services by People with Severe Mental Health Problems Who Are Homeless

The economic crisis has increased the risk of homelessness and mental health problems due to financial instability, debt, and unemployment. People who are homeless and experience mental health problems often cannot access the very services that are meant to support them. The reasons are discrimination, lack of solutions for multiple disadvantage, and a general attitude of indifference. As a result, interaction with society is compromised and exclusion perpetuated along with its devastating human, societal and economic consequences.