An advocacy group has called on authorities to provide more psychiatric support for the city’s homeless population. Photo: Edmond So
An advocacy group has called on authorities to provide more psychiatric support for the city’s homeless population. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong advocacy group calls for more psychiatric support for homeless residents

  • Society for Community Organisation also says medical staff struggle to follow up with homeless patients due to lack of residential addresses, permanent phone numbers
  • NGO study shows only one of 13 homeless interviewees receiving psychiatric treatment had managed to stay in contact with medical workers

An advocacy group has called on authorities to provide more psychiatric support for the city’s homeless population. Photo: Edmond So
An advocacy group has called on authorities to provide more psychiatric support for the city’s homeless population. Photo: Edmond So
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