Homelessness crisis articles

  • Call to Mind: The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health

    Homelessness in the United States reached a record high in 2023. On any given night, more than 650,000 people experience homelessness. People living homeless have higher rates of untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders than the general population. That can make it difficult to find a permanent place to live. This program takes you to the streets of New York City to hear directly from people who have lived homeless about what they needed most. You’ll also hear from experts who say...

  • KCRHA makes its case amid homelessness crisis, increased spending

    (The Center Square) – With hundreds of millions of tax dollars spent, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is facing calls for accountability from city officials who look to the semi-governmental organization to get the area's chronic homelessness crisis under control. A senior KCRHA policy director says their efforts are working. KCRHA has served as the organization responsible for coordinating funding and services for unhoused people across all of King County since...

  • Experts shed light on mental health crisis, how homeless populations can be better supported

    MARYLAND. – In recent years, mental health has shifted from a taboo topic, to one that is more widely discussed. But even as society advances in the right direction towards shattering the stigma, Dr. Michael Finegan, Clinical Psychologist with Peninsula Mental Health Services, said some populations still go under the radar. “Many of those individuals that are on the streets