watch your head
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Design Works Here
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We believe Design is: a creative solution that
improves the lives of people in need
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Homelessness in Toronto
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Causes of Homelessness•Poverty
•Addiction disorders•Substance abuse•Mental Illness•Domestic Abuse
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Problems of Homelessness•Inadequate affordable
housing•Reduced access to health care•Limited access to education•Increased risk of violence and abuse•Discrimination•Difficulty gaining employment
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The costs of Homelessness•5026 Homeless people in
Toronto•56 shelters
•$120 million spent every year
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Brain Injury & Homelessness•A new study suggests that
brain injury may be linked to homelessness•53% of Toronto homeless have suffered a traumatic head injury
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Brain Injury & Homelessness•70% suffered the injury
before becoming homeless
•More became homeless in the year of their injury than any other year
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Head Trauma makes you•2.5x more likely to suffer
from seizures
•1.3x more likely to suffer from mental health problems
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Head Trauma makes you•1.4x more likely to suffer
from alcohol addiction
•1.8x more likely to suffer from drug addiction
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Our Design TruthHomeless people
are not as different from you as you would think
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Watch Your Head•Campaign to encourage
people to identify with the homeless •Promote the findings of the report to the public
•Provoke demand for more research and intervention
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