Homelessness

In Canada, 1/3 of its homeless population are youth. Many homeless youths are exposed to more physical abuse, sicknesses, and mental health problems. 70% of the homeless youth have experienced some form of sexual, physical or emotional abuse. The death rate for homeless youths are 11 times higher than in the general population. It costs around $30,000 - $40,000 per year to keep a homeless youth in shelter.

Global Scale

Many kids are bullied, getting abused outside of home or inside home, or has sicknesses that effect their lives and becoming homeless. In Canada, there are many opportunities to find a shelter to live in and it is easy compared to other countries to join a new school. Bullying is an issue that happens all over the world which affects many students. This not only creates students not having homes but it may also cause students to not be getting educated. 

Homeless students in a few cities in the USA

                                                                                                                                          

Increased rates of homelessness in Canada

Why should the homeless youth be helped?

Homeless youth needs to be solved because it affect parts of the Millennium Development Goals such as: 

• eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
• reducing child mortality rates
• improving maternal health

This will ensure that kids will have an education, a place to stay each night, and be able to get food easier with better support. With reducing the rates in countries, it will leave less kids in hunger and lack of education. It is important to be solved and solved sooner than later because more homeless children die everyday.