According to the literature, alongside chronic physical health issues, 80% of people sleeping rough have mental health issues, 85% report histories of trauma and they are nine times more likely to die by suicide than the general population; with an average life expectancy of just 47 years.
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Rough Sleeping Mental Health course utilises the latest Learning Management System (LMS) technology to deliver training to professionals from different sectors and contains high-quality video-based training and advice from a wide range of leading national and international experts on understanding and working with the complex mental health needs and compound trauma experienced by people who are homeless.