Affordability is definitely the issue, but the shredding of the social safety net over the years has resulted in the situation that we have here. We have to repair that while we repair the human beings that suffer because of it. Jake Tapper ...
the report found. The end of COVID-era aid such as the expanded Child Tax Credit, stimulus checks and other supports has also led to aspike in poverty last year,an issue that was particularly
The estimated number of people experiencing homelessness in America surged to about 771,000 in 2024 – shattering last year’s record total since reporting began in 2007. That’s according to the latest release of the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress from the U.S. Department of...
The article presents the discussion on offering homeless health care in the US and to work to end homelessness. Topics include chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart attack being almost twice as prevalent among people experiencing homelessness than in the general popul...
While health care in America is slowly improving, are we leaving people behind? Imagine waking up day and night with an infection that has no possibility of healing. Homeless individuals face this reality on a daily basis. For decades, America has been fighting to decrease and eventually elimina...
“I argued for a long time that the homelessness issue wasn’t due to rents,” says Joel Singer, chief executive officer of the California Association of Realtors. “I can’t argue that anymore.” Homelessness first gained national attention in the 1980s, when declining incomes...
Homelessness in America has become a major political and social issue during this decade. The homeless population is subject to greater health problems than the general population. Primary care providers are well-suited to act as advocates for homeless people wherever they are served. An awareness ...
Dennis Culhane: Substance abuse is particularly important for the people who are homeless for a longer period of time. It's much harder to get out if you have an addiction issue. Professor Culhane says most people who become homeless in America are able to get out of...
HOMELESSINAMERICA,HOMELESSINCALIFORNIA JohnM.Quigley,StevenRaphael,andEugeneSmolensky* Abstract—Itisgenerallybelievedthattheincreasedincidenceofhome- lessnessintheUnitedStateshasarisenfrombroadsocietalfactors,such aschangesintheinstitutionalizationofthementallyill,increasesindrug ...
This study provides a place-centered analysis of homelessness among emerging adults (age 18–24) by examining this issue in the context of the U.S. Rust Belt. In-depth interviews were conducted with a diverse sample of 30 homeless young adults in the small post-industrial city of Buffalo,...