~ today is both World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day
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One in four adults will experience a mental illness at some point each year in the UK, ranging from anxiety and depression to alcohol dependence, substance misuse and psychosis. Suicide is a leading cause of death in young men and women under the age of 35, and people with severe mental illness die between 10 and 20 years earlier than the general population.
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Across the globe there are more than 100 million homeless people. In England over 4,000 people sleep rough on any given night, with hundreds of thousands more staying with friends or in temporary accommodation. Living on the streets is unimaginably tough, dangerous, and isolating. You become a statistic, no longer part of society. It causes health problems and affects well-being. You live without the basic human needs of shelter, warmth and safety, and are subject to discrimination and rejection.
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Think outside the (cardboard) box today - maybe buy the Big Issue? Offer love and hope to everyone, and support @mindcharity, @mentalhealthfoundation, @sheltercharity, @crisis_uk, @centrepointuk, and other mental health and homeless charities if you can.
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