'Homelessness and mental health issues deeply connected', charity warns as numbers seeking help rise

Depaul is now seeing mental health difficulties equal with drug or alcohol addiction as the most urgent issues facing homeless people.

The mental health challenges, trauma and isolation being faced by homeless people face is mounting, the charity Depaul warned in its annual impact report on Tuesday.

One woman spoke of how she was helped by Depaul to recover her mental health, having been homeless and struggling with addiction.