HOMELESSNESS not only makes life hard, it can also cut life expectancy.
Bethlehem House chief executive Patrick Carlisle says the average age of death of former residents of Bethlehem House over the past decade was only 47.49 years old.
Exposure to the elements, an inadequate, ad-hoc diet, stress and a lack of basic health care were all contributing factors.
Mr Carlisle will be one of about 50 Tasmanian business people who will sleep rough at Launceston's Aurora Stadium tomorrow night as part of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise money for essential homeless services.
"The forecast is for -1C overnight, so we will certainly know we are sleeping out," Mr Carlisle said yesterday.
He has been writing to Tasmanian businesses asking them to donate $47.49 as he strives to raise $4749 to pass on to St Vincent de Paul Society.
At the last Census, more than 100,000 Australians were counted as experiencing homelessness.
Of those, 58 per cent were under 35 years of age. Twelve per cent were children under 12.
To support his campaign and make a contribution to his sleepout, please visit www.ceosleepout.org, click on CEOs, then TAS CEOs, where you will find his listing.
Business leaders from around Australia will be taking part in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
Participants are given a beanie, a sheet of cardboard to sleep on and a cup of soup before they bed down.
helen.kempton@news.com.au
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