Thursday 14 January 2016

Homeless ex-police officer: From walking the beat to sleeping on the street #olsx #homes4all #systemchange

Homeless ex-police officer: From walking the beat to sleeping on the street:

Homeless ex-policeman Russell Monk on how, like many others, he has fallen through the cracks of a broken system


Russell Monk is a former police officer, who served in Leeds. After struggling with mental health problems, he left his job and ended up sleeping rough. To help get back on his feet he has sold The Big Issue in Exeter and London. This is his account of how failings in the systems let some people fall through the cracks...
I am writing this article in relation to my experiences, which led me to become homeless in London nine days before Christmas. Basically I have been made homeless by the systems in place. I have no drink or drug issues.

Homeless ex-policeman Russell Monk on how, like many others, he has fallen through the cracks of a broken system

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