Mental Health and Addiction in Homelessness – The Facts in Queensland Homelessness and mental health are deeply connected, and the statistics paint a confronting picture of what so many in our community are living through right now. Mental Health: Around 1 in 3 people accessing homelessness services in Queensland have a current mental health issue. Nationally, 39% of people who have experienced homelessness live with a mental health condition, almost double the general population (21%). The rate