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M谩s refugios atienden necesidades m茅dicas de personas mayores sin techo
No solo est谩n envejeciendo quienes han vivido por a帽os en situaci贸n de desamparo, sino que muchas personas mayores est谩n perdiendo su vivienda por primera vez en sus vidas.
This California Strategy Safeguarded Some Medicaid Social Services Funding From Trump
Programs like Jamboree Housing Corp. have leveraged Medi-Cal funding to offer residents access to social services that experts say are key to keeping them off the streets. California intends to keep it that way, despite federal cuts.
Aunque lleva varios a帽os en funcionamiento, el espacio se ha vuelto a煤n m谩s crucial en los 煤ltimos meses, con la administraci贸n Trump recortando fondos a muchas organizaciones de servicios sociales y adoptando una postura agresiva frente a las personas sin hogar y el consumo de drogas.
Thrift Store. Clinic. Roller Rink. Center Becomes 鈥楻adical鈥 Lifeline Amid Homelessness, Drug Crises.
Located in the Lower 9th Ward, this abandoned building has become a community sanctuary and resource.
Homeless Shelters for Seniors Pop Up, Catering to Older Adults’ Medical Needs
Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of homeless Americans. Shelters are struggling to take in people with mobility issues and other chronic health conditions that can make living in a shelter nearly impossible. But specialized shelters for seniors are cropping up around the country to fill the gap.
Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
There has been a steep rise in the share of people with severe mental illnesses being sent to state psychiatric hospitals on court orders after being accused of serious crimes. The shift has all but halted patients鈥 ability to get care before they have a catastrophic crisis.
Hay aproximadamente 5.100 personas sin hogar en Washington, D.C., incluyendo aquellas en albergues temporales, seg煤n un conteo realizado a inicios de 2025.
Washington鈥檚 Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More
The White House says encampment sweeps have enhanced the capital, but city leaders estimate nearly 700 homeless people roam by day and bed down outdoors by night. Some have scattered to the suburbs while others avoid detection, making it hard for medical providers to care for them.
Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor
During a California gubernatorial debate, candidates promised to protect people鈥檚 access to health care and fight back against Trump administration cuts. With the contest a year away, polling shows voters want the next governor to minimize out-of-pocket health care costs, increase mental health care, and expand caregiving services.
En una orden ejecutiva reciente, el presidente dispuso que se retiraran los fondos a los programas que se dedican a la reducci贸n de da帽os.
An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump鈥檚 Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use
Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But those issues may not remain local for long. The Trump administration is leading efforts to promote similar tactics nationwide.
Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing 鈥楴ational Scandal鈥 of Elder Homelessness
The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.
In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles鈥 infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
Treatment Tops Housing in Trump Homeless Policy
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Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment
The Trump administration is moving to end the 鈥淗ousing First鈥 approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won鈥檛 work. But with homelessness rising, President Donald Trump could find allies in blue cities and states as the public clamors for streets to be cleaned up.
Plan de Trump para las personas sin hogar: internar a la fuerza y menos fondos para viviendas
Es un cambio agresivo en la principal pol铆tica nacional contra el desamparo, que durante d茅cadas ha dado prioridad al acceso a una vivienda como la forma m谩s eficaz de combatir esta crisis.
Montana Examines Ways To Ease Health Care Workforce Shortages
Bills before the legislature would license community health workers and make it easier for some other health professionals licensed in other states to do business in Montana.
Fires Undercut L.A.鈥檚 Headway on Homelessness
As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county and state have made in fighting the crisis.
Los Angeles County Has Cut Homelessness, but Wildfires Threaten To Erase That Gain
As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county and state have made in fighting the crisis.
For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village 鈥 And a Lot of Luck
The number of unhoused seniors in the U.S. is expected to triple by 2030. About half of this population is becoming homeless for the first time. Homeless services struggle to help. Finding affordable housing that鈥檚 also accessible for older Americans with medical conditions is an extra challenge.
