Homelessness news covering housing-first programs, encampments, shelter capacity, policy responses, and urban poverty.
This commentary describes a novel clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital that provides coordinated vascular care for unhoused patients, aiming to prevent amputations. It argues that the current US healthcare system is reactive and fails to provide preventive care for vulnerable populations, and that this clinic offers a more effective model by meeting patients where they are.
The commentary argues that the Trump administration misused a homelessness report to attack housing-first policies, despite data showing a decrease in homelessness. It contends that the administration's focus on addiction and mental health as root causes is unsupported by evidence and shifts resources away from effective housing programs.
Thousands of people in Los Angeles are living in city-backed tiny homes as part of efforts to reduce homelessness during the World Cup. Around 72,000 people are unhoused across Los Angeles County, and advocates say the shelters fall short of addressing the crisis.
A Guardian investigation reveals London councils are illegally moving vulnerable families, including women fleeing abuse, hundreds of miles away to deprived towns. The number of homeless people forced out of London has doubled in two years amid Britain's housing crisis.
Hutt St Centre reports a 42% rise in demand for homelessness support over four years, with female clients up 77%. Severe weather caused acute need for material aid. The centre received $2 million in state funding to expand its Aspire program.