Atlanta Homelessness Update
06.04.2024 - 16:09
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Accounting for seven percent of the general youth population, young LGBTQ people are overrepresented in Atlanta’s homeless population.
Covenant House Georgia reports that a staggering 40 percent of homeless youth in Atlanta identified as LGBTQ. Black/African American people are also disproportionately experiencing homelessness, making up 48 percent of Atlanta’s resident population and 83 percent of its unhoused population.
The Trevor Project found that nearly 4,600 young LGBTQ people experienced homelessness or housing instability after being kicked out of their homes. Transgender and nonbinary youth respondents were affected at disproportionately higher rates compared to their cisgender LGBTQ peers.
Homelessness and housing instability greatly impact mental health and people often report high rates of anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. The majority of homeless and housing insecure LGBTQ youth are unable to treat ongoing mental health issues due not only to lack of access in the form of transportation and cost, but also uncertainty that their identity will be respected by a health care provider.
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago found that young LGBTQ people are 120 percent more likely to face homelessness compared to their peers, a phenomenon that demands intersectional attention and change.
Atlanta’s homeless population continues to grow along with the city’s resident population, which is expected to reach 7.9 million by 2050, and Georgia’s minority and LGBTQ populations will be disproportionately affected without systemic intervention.
The end of January signals the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count, providing the most comprehensive census for the country’s homeless population. The 2023
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