It’s not unusual to see homeless people drifting outside of businesses, lingering near public transportation, sleeping under bridges, or camping in city parks. Often, we look away. But sometimes we ...
Data shows that most homeless addicts turned to drugs after hitting the streets. Living on a sidewalk, filthy, thirsty and starving is brutal. Escape through drugs is survival for many. Corporations ...
The executive order shifts focus from housing-first to institutionalizing homeless individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Critics argue the order fails to address root causes of ...
A common perception among many Americans is that substance abuse is a chief cause of people losing their housing and living on the streets. But research debunks this myth. Findings from the recent ...
Homelessness has been a problem around the world for hundreds upon hundreds of years, and while it has been successfully fought in some countries, it remains a pressing issue in many parts of the ...
Recent articles in the Santa Monica Daily Press have explored several aspects of homelessness in Santa Monica. At present, many of the efforts by governments and concerned citizens address the current ...
ASHEVILLE - No one's story is the same. It's true of most things, but Debbie Alford, a homeless strategy specialist with the city, said it of homelessness in Asheville. The topic has climbed to the ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless ...
Although I respect the recent views expressed by New Horizons Ministries Pastor Duane Williams in citing the causes and consequences of our national homelessness crisis, I’m sure he realizes that the ...
Re: “Seattle’s homelessness response in peril as Trump aims at ‘Housing First’ ” (Nov. 17, Project Homeless): The local government response to the homeless issue has thus far resulted in more ...
YORK, Pa. — There are several illnesses and health problems that professionals find frequently contribute to homelessness. In this week's Health Smart, we're looking closely at what those issues are.
Governors must prepare temporary eviction moratoriums for households affected by the funding disruptions. They should be ready to allocate emergency rental assistance to ensure no one loses their ...