‘We need to stop treating pain and isolation with pain and isolation’
Only 16% of people who experience a combination of distressing issues, such as homelessness, mental ill health, drug or alcohol dependence, chronic poverty and offending, consider their quality of life to be good compared to over 70% of the general population. While this is not a surprising statistic, it is a stark reminder of the […]
About Hard Edges
Hard Edges: Mapping Severe and Multiple Disadvantage in England draws together previously separate datasets from homelessness, offending and substance misuse treatment systems. It also takes into account available data around mental health and poverty. It delivers the latest and most comprehensive statistics on people facing severe and multiple disadvantage: where they live, what their lives […]
Hard Edges: the lives behind the numbers 