Relatedly, even with the excess mortality fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and several documented SARS-Cov-2 outbreaks that occurred early on in homeless shelters throughout the United States (Baggett et al., 2020; Tobolowsky et al., 2020), drug-related overdose remained the leading cause of ...
In the meantime, the county has been providing services to help the homeless at different points of the year. "Last year through our Social Services Department, we put up $20-million for different programs and just on a nightly basis, 365 days of the year, we probably put 900 plus people...
Of that group, more than 1,400 were sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, such as in the streets or at a train station. Most were in sheltered locations, such as transitional housing and emergency shelters. "New Jersey hasn't seen a number over 10,000 since 2015, so this...
Of that group, more than 1,400 were sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, such as in the streets or at a train station. Most were in sheltered locations, such as transitional housing and emergency shelters. "New Jersey hasn't seen a number over 10,000 since 2015, so this...