Our research, conducted with 40 women who were either sleeping rough or had experience of sleeping rough, showed very high levels of vulnerability. Of the women who took part in this research, 83% had experienced mental ill health, 66% had experienced violence before they became homeless, 54% had experienced violence when they were homeless (27% had been raped or sexually assaulted while rough sleeping), 66% had felt suicidal while sleeping rough and 61% experienced physical health problems. Alcohol and drug problems were also at high levels among this group.
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