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22 Hamiltonians experiencing homelessness died between June and November 2022, that we know of. Their average age was 43. It is with heavy hearts that we share the next set of data on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Hamilton. hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/jun---nov-22.h…

The statistics are harrowing. However, each datapoint represents a person. We cannot forget that. We need system responsiveness and accountability from the City of Hamilton to reduce these numbers to 0.

Homelessness has prematurely killed 21 people in Hamilton. Today we release our fifth dataset on deaths among people deprived of housing in Hamilton. The average age of death was 46. Full data is available at: hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com.

Always grateful for my co-researchers, @healthinthehmmr, @surajbansal2003 , and Gessie Stearns. (The views above are my own- official press release available on our website).

With this, I call on the City of Hamilton and other stakeholders to make changes to bring these numbers to zero. House people in safe, permanent housing. Employ harm reduction strategies for drug use. People are dying while we wait for policy changes.

Twice a year, we come back on here to remind you that Hamiltonians deprived of housing are still dying far too young. Between December 2022 and May 2023, that age was 43 in the 14 individuals we learned about. hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/dec-22---may-2…

The #healthcare4all rally is starting at Queen's Park. It is utterly shameful that Doug Ford is cutting healthcare for uninsured people in Ontario. Everyone deserves free and accessible healthcare. #EnoughlsEnoughON #justice4workers #onpoli

@Hammerontario @CBCHamilton You can find all the collected data here- hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/jun---nov-22.h…

@CBCHamilton What was the cause of death ? Pretty sure not exposure in those months.

From June to November last year, 22 people, all men, died while experiencing homelessness in Hamilton. The average age among them was 43: cbc.ca/news/canada/ha… #HamOnt

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Given the increased policing that encampments have seen over the past few years, we are reminded of the impact of encampment enforcement pushing people to the margins. Out of the support of their communities.

22 Hamiltonians experiencing homelessness died between June and November 2022, that we know of. Their average age was 43. It is with heavy hearts that we share the next set of data on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Hamilton. hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/jun---nov-22.h…

@CBCHamilton @TheSpec @JoeyColeman @HamOntESN

As always, a huge thank you to my co-investigators: @healthinthehmmr , @JessLearnsMed , Gessie Stearns, and Suraj Bansal (via @HAMSMArTeam).