The Toronto Star's website has an article today describing the desperate and dire challenges faced by homeless women in Canada. The anecdotes and statistics listed are shocking and deplorable. It is a shameful fact that a country as wealthy and successful and Canada has people suffering in this manner.
Homeless women are ten times as likely as homeless men to have been the victim of sexual assault and twice as likely to suffer from a mental illness. With so many services directed at homeless men, women often suffer in silence with few options to lift themselves out of their situation. Canada needs to make a concentrated effort to do something to alleviate this problem.
We need to ensure that these women are treated as victims and not dismissed as burdens, rejects, or criminals.
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