Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experience Regarding mHealth Among Homeless People in New York City Shelters. J Health Comm. 2015; 20: 1473-1480.Asgary R, Sckell B, Alcabes A, et al. Perceptions, attitudes, and exp
Recent data points to a troubling rise in homelessness in the U.S., as 2024 marked a record high for the number of people who were without permanent shelter on a single night in 2024. The U.S. homeless population rose to more than 771,000 on a single night counted in late Janua...
Shaffer, D., Caton, C. L. (1984) Runaway and homeless youth in New York City. Division of Child Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New YorkShaffer, D. & Caton, C. L. (1984). Runaway and homeless youth in New ...
NEW YORK-- A New York City teenager is using technology to help people experiencing homelessness. At just 15, sophomore Vedant Vohra created an app that links people in need to nearby resources. "We have a phone and we can use that to help a homeless person or someone who is on t...
Cultural context of HIV infection among homeless families in New York CitySusser, I
Homeless people are at increased risk of viral hepatitis, primarily due to high rates of injection drug use. Infection with hepatitis C was found in 22% of homeless men in Los Angeles (Nyamathi, et al., 2002), 32% of individuals using a mobile med- ical van in New York City (...
Plans hardly catch up with the reality as the city gets more expensive everyday. The number of people in the shelter system has actually increased by 23 percent over the past four years. "His commitment still doesn't match the need," said Shack, but he didn't blame de Blasio for that...
Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to De Blasio, written by Thomas J. Main is six chapters of history through an evolutionary lens that examines the changes in New York City home...
parks and greenspace and security, and being able to cross streets or bike on them safely and without worry. We're called Transportation Alternatives because people deserve more options, not less. Having to depend on a car in a city as walkable ...
In December, New York City Mayor Eric Adamsmet with the incoming president's border czar, Tom Homan. The mayor was asked about it on 94.7 FM on Wednesday. "We want to always give people a pathway to the American dream. We want those who've committed serious crimes not to be allowed ...