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The Trump administration’s new approach to homelessness will focus on “protecting public safety” as the number of individuals experiencing homelessness reaches record highs, with nearly 771,500 people experiencing homelessness on one night in 2024, include more than 274,200 who were unsheltered.
The executive order calls on states to move some unhoused people into treatment, including through involuntary commitment if necessary. It also encourages states and municipalities to eliminate homeless encampments.
As federal policy shifts toward punishment, a new study calls on cities to reconsider enforcement-based approaches in favor of housing and care.
President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.
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Matthew’s Hope Ministries, a nonprofit homeless outreach group, is asking for help to care for those experiencing homelessness.
The number of homeless people in L.A. County living on the street dropped last year, bucking trends elsewhere in the U.S. What does it say about efforts to combat homelessness, in the city as well as nationwide?