Life Span, Death Rates, and Local Shelter

Life Span

  Homeless adults average life span is shorter than 45 years. Homeless women 18 to 44 years of age are between 5 and 31 times more likely to die than women in the general population. Homeless women older than age 44 are only 1 to 2 times as likely to die, and are healthier than their male counterparts. 

  Homeless women are more likely than homeless men to have experienced childhood sexual abuse and/or foster care and adult partner abuse. More than 50% of all homeless women and children become homeless as a direct result of fleeing domestic violence. 

   The availability of domestic violence shelter beds in the United States is poor; up to 70% to 80% of women, and 80% of children, are turned away on any given night in major cities. Shelters are woefully underfunded; some do not allow children. Average length of stay at a US shelter is 14 days; most allow a 30-day maximum stay. 

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/481800


Death Rates

   The number of homeless deaths in Santa Barbara has reached a crisis point, according to advocates. The deaths mark five homeless deaths in 2010, and six in the last six weeks. The number of homeless deaths last year jumped to 28, up from 18 in 2008.

http://www.independent.com/news/2010/jan/28/homeless-deaths-reach-crisis-point/


Local Shelter

    A local shelter is Casa Esperanza Homeless Center. Casa Esperanza is open 365 days a year. Offering many services for the homeless. Mainly helping the homeless with emotional and physical health. They offer 12 different program partners to help bring recovery to the homeless. All under one roof. They are located at 816 Cacique St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Their phone number is 805-844-9364. For more information click the link below and it will direct you to their website.

http://www.casa-esperanza.org/cm/Home.html