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In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries harm reduction
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...
A timeline of homelessness in Los Angeles
From the emergence of Skid Row to the housing crisis after World War II, a look at the major events and policies that made ...
The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
The surprising story, in words and pictures, behind the homeless crisis in Los Angeles — a tale of law enforcement, housing ...
California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
After years of soaring rents and home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis, California is finally creating a state ...
Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, study finds
A new report from the California Policy Lab at UCLA shows promising early results from Los Angeles County's Homelessness ...
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Fewer people on streets, in shelters after getting LA County homelessness prevention help
A new study finds promising early results from a program that tries to find and assist those most at risk of becoming ...
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UCLA Study Shows LA County's Homelessness Prevention Unit Reduces Shelter Use by 71%
UCLA's California Policy Lab report shows LA's Homelessness Prevention Unit helped reduce shelter use by 71% for enrollees, with an 86% housing retention rate post-program.
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Undocumented Californians Barred From Accessing Federally Funded Health and Social Service Programs By HHS
L.A. County health agencies said that the announced changes will have a “massive impact” on programs run by their departments ...
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In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, LA tries leniency
The Skid Row Care Campus officially opened this spring with ample offerings for people living on the streets of this ...
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California Healthline Daily Edition
As of July 1, children experiencing medical emergencies can still go to and be treated at Thousand Oaks’ Los Robles Regional Medical Center, but once stabilized, they cannot stay. Citing a low volume ...