Episode 21: Mental Health and The Homeless Epidemic

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Episode 21: Mental Health and The Homeless Epidemic

Llewellyn Jones

Aug 30, 2024

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Where L.A. Sends Its Billions in Homeless Spending

Llewellyn Jones

Aug 25

Where L.A. Sends Its Billions in Homeless Spending

As far as homeless populations go, New York may have more in shelters. Other cities like Washington, D.C. have a larger homeless population rate per capita.

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How Homeless Organizations Spend Their Money

Llewellyn Jones

December 29, 2022

How Homeless Organizations Spend Their Money

Since 2016, the number of individuals classified as homeless across the United States has steadily increased according to data from the Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Prior to that, homelessness had been in steady decline for years.

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Deinstitutionalization Came From Kennedy and Governor Reagan, Not President Reagan

Llewellyn Jones

Feb 16

Deinstitutionalization Came From Kennedy and Governor Reagan, Not President Reagan

Deinstitutionalization is the term for the major shift in treatment for mental illness away from large state psychiatric facilities and more towards outpatient treatment through local hospitals and other services.

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