First State report on homeless deaths finds 84 died in 2019

A report found the deaths were linked to inadequate accommodation, poverty, lack of employment, child and adult trauma, and imprisonment.

The first State report on premature deaths among homeless people found 84 people with a median age of 40 died in 2019.

Among them were 32 people or 38% of the total who had a known history of mental health issues. Most of the deaths were due to drug poisoning. Among the dead were 68 men and 16 women.