2005 Annual Report on Homeless Deaths
Description:
This report summarizes the 2005 demographics and cause of death data from the King County Medical Examiner (KCME) on deaths of individuals identified as having been likely homeless at the time of death. In total, 94 deaths of homeless people were identified by the KCME in 2005. Because only certain deaths come under the jurisdiction of the KCME, these 94 deaths do not constitute a representative sample of all the homeless deaths. In particular, deaths dues to natural causes are not representative of all natural deaths. Certain information may also not be available nor accessible. For example, if homeless status was not known, if next of kin was present at the time of natural death and provided an address (which is a likely reason for underreporting of youth deaths), or if a person was already hospitalized for care at the time of their death, they may not be captured here. In this report, comparisons are made to the data presented in the 2004 annual report. However, since complete information on all homeless deaths is not available (as described above), these implications mus be considered cautiously. In addition, this 2005 summary should not be compared directly with the 2003 King County Homeless Death Review prepared by Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN). Resources allowed for a special , in-depth study for the 2003 report, and a different method was sued to identify the homeless population. Individuals in supportive housing were included in the 2003 report, and are not included here. (Authors)
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2006
Location:
Seattle, WA
Phone:
206-296-4720
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This is an interesting report.
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