Hospitalization Among Homeless Adults Rose 38.4% Between 2007 & 2013; Over Half Were For Behavioral Disorders

From 2007 to 2013, hospitalizations for the homeless increased an average of 38.4% in California, Florida, and Massachusetts. In California, the increase was from 133 to 164 per 1,000 homeless people (23.3%); in Florida, the increase was from 161 to 240 per 1,000 homeless people (49.4%); and in Massachusetts, the increase was from 294 to 420 hospitalizations per 1,000 homeless people (42.9%). Approximately 52% of these 185,292 hospitalizations were for mental illness or addiction disorder, versus 18% of hospitalizations of those who are not homeless.

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