Tag: mental illness

little girl with paper family in hands. concept of divorce, custody and child abuse

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
August 9, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness

Tagged
, adverse childhood experiences, childhood instability, foster care, homelessness, housing, Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, poverty, Rob Henderson, substance abuse, Troubled: A Memoir}

How Adverse Childhood Experiences Turn into Homelessness

_{Marvin Olasky

August 9, 2024

Homelessness}

Would you rather be rich or loved? Many of us might want to be both, but Rob Henderson, author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, understands what's most important: "For happiness, it's better to be poor and loved than rich and unloved." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
August 6, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

Tagged
, Belltown, homelessness, jonathan choe, mental illness, Seattle, Street Report}

Seattle Homeless Man Keeps Senior Citizens Awake on Nightly Rampages

_{Jonathan Choe

August 6, 2024

Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report}

People who live in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood say this homeless man goes on nightly rampages through their alleyways. Senior citizens living in nearby apartments say they can’t sleep because of all the commotion. Who is this guy? He needs an intervention.

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Date
July 17, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, What Works

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, Brandi Kruse, California, drug addiction, Gavin Newsom, Grants Pass v Johnson, homelessness, Los Angeles, mental health, mental illness, Portland, Robert Marbut, San Francisco, Seattle, substance abuse, treatment beds, Undivided}

Robert Marbut Discusses Grants Pass v. Johnson on [un]Divided with Brandi Kruse

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

July 17, 2024

Homelessness, What Works}

On unDivided, hosted by Brandi Kruse, Robert Marbut discusses what Grants Pass v. Johnson means for cities and their homeless populations, what cities like Seattle and San Francisco need to do, and the importance of investing in treatment for mental illness and drug addiction, and the reality behind Housing First. Read More ›

Manhattan Midtown Skyline with illuminated skyscrapers at sunset. NYC, USA

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
May 3, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness

Tagged
, alcoholism, Charles Brace, gambling, government welfare, homelessness, housing, Manhattan, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, new york, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, New York City, New York Temperance Society, Oliver Dyer, pauperism, poverty, private charity, rent, Robert M. Hartley, Society for Prevention of Pauperism, substance abuse}

Helping the Manhattan Poor: A History

_{Marvin Olasky

May 3, 2024

Homelessness}

Much of what we hear in national media concerning homelessness originates in the salons of Manhattan, and if we want to understand why our policy savants sometimes go far off course, we should understand the history of New York City’s successes and failures. Read More ›

Contemplative Silhouette Sitting On Rock In Nature

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 26, 2024

Tagged
, drug addiction, Forge, homelessness, Joplin, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, Missouri, Watered Gardens}

The Ups and Downs of Recovery at The Forge

_{Marvin Olasky

April 26, 2024}

The past two months I've written about those making progress at Forge, the Christian shelter I lived at in Joplin, Missouri. But not everyone perseveres. I played disc golf on a sunny day last October with one Forge resident who told me how he had become a devotee of YouTube Satanist channels. For a time, he combined demonic rituals, drug use, and increasingly elaborate drawings of skulls and skeletons. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2024

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, ACLU, addiction, addicts, Cal-Psych, California, case workers, Democrats, drug addiction, drug possession, drugs, Gospel Rescue Mission, Grants Pass v. Johnson, group homes, homelessness, housing, Housing First, Los Angeles, mandatory care, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, Misery, New York City, North America Recovers, Oregon, poverty, psychiatric hospitals, Republicans, Rousseau, San Francisco, shelter beds, shoplifting, Sixth Sense, untreated mental illness, US Supreme Court, Washington}

The Dirty Little Secret About Homelessness Is the Key to Ending It

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 25, 2024}

The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about what cities can and cannot do to end homelessness. What everyone agreed on was that homelessness is a difficult problem. I think most people listening to the Supreme Court would agree: it isn’t going to solve homelessness. That is a job for state legislators. So why haven’t they? Why has homelessness gotten worse? Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 23, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

Tagged
, Darren Stallcup, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, Erica Sandberg, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, JJ Smith, jonathan choe, mental illness, Ricci Wynne, San Francisco, Stanley Roberts, Street Report, tenderloin, Tom Wolf}

Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

_{Jonathan Choe

April 23, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report}

Is it too late to save San Francisco from the "Doom Loop?" I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like "housing first" and "harm reduction." Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, News

Tagged
, 9th Circuit, addiction, Fix Homelessness, Grants Pass, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homelessness, Housing First, Housing Plus, mental illness, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, oral arguments, Oregon, Robert Marbut, SCOTUS, Steven J. Buri, Supreme Court}

SCOTUS Will Hear Arguments in Controversial Homelessness Case that Will Impact Cities Nationwide

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 18, 2024

Homelessness, News}

As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday about whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property are constitutional. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond to the crisis of homelessness. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 5, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness

Tagged
, addiction recovery, addicts, affordable housing, Dreamland, drug decriminalization, drug sales, drugs, ex-addicts, fentanyl, homelessness, John Peter Zenger, Kenton County Jail, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Marc Fields, Marvin Olasky, medication-assisted treatment, mental illness, meth, methamphetamine, Mexican trafficking, naltrexone, Reaching the 95, refugees, Sam Quinones, schizophrenia, sobriety, suboxone, The Atlantic, The Least of Us, Zenger House, Zenger Prizes}

Drugs and Homelessness

_{Marvin Olasky

April 5, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness}

Last week we gave our third annual set of Zenger Prizes to ten journalists for articles or podcasts that emphasize good street-level reporting and a willingness to see that all human beings have value. One of the winners we announced is Sam Quinones, for an article he wrote in The Atlantic updating his acute analysis of America's drug crisis. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
March 22, 2024

Categorized
What Works

Tagged
, __featured, Faith-based Organizations, human stories, mental illness, shelter}

Journey of a Troubled Soul

_{Marvin Olasky

March 22, 2024

What Works}

That’s how Michael Porter described his experience after growing up in an abusive home and surrounding himself with drug addicts. Read More ›