Imposing Social Justice
State of California’s Plans to Integrate a Wide-Range of Homelessness Data Sources Should Include Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Records of Persons Who Died Homeless
Homelessness is much more than the absence of physical housing; it is a tension-filled, trauma-filled, and treacherous condition that too often results in injuries and fatalities. Read more at State of California’s Plans to Integrate a Wide-Range of Homelessness Data Sources Should Include Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Records of Persons Who Died Homeless – Homeless and Housing…
Read MoreBlack Women Are Unequivocally Overrepresented among Women Dying While Homeless in the County and City of Los Angeles
Black women represented 9% of the total number of women living in Los Angeles County during 2018 and 2019. However, during the same period, 30% or 100 of the 337 women who died homeless in Los Angeles County were Black. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/black-women-dying-homeless-in-los-angeles-city-and-county/
Read MoreIt is Time for the State of California, Counties, Cities, and Continuums of Care to Collectively Prepare to Solve Homelessness in a Post-Pandemic Era
It is time to boost a “whatever it takes” approach to house homeless households by designing a flexible pool of funds to respond rapidly to the homeless experiences of individuals and families unlike ever before. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/it-is-time-for-state-of-california-counties-cities-and-continuums-of-care-to-collectively-prepare-to-solve-homelessness-in-a-post-pandemic-era/
Read MoreIt is Time for California’s 44 Continuums of Care (CoCs) and State of California to Mutually Advance Data Collection, Distribution, and Technology to Help Solve Homelessness
CoCs and state offices, councils, and agencies that focus on homelessness could include mutually beneficial questions to PIT count surveys to obtain local, regional, and state-wide desired data. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/it-is-time-for-californias-44-continuums-of-care-cocs-and-state-of-california-to-mutually-advance-data-collection-distribution-and-technology-to-help-solve-homelessness/
Read MoreReserving Homeless Housing, Assistance, & Prevention Program (HHAP) Funding for Morbidity/Mortality Prevention
Each jurisdiction has an opportunity to reserve an appropriate amount of HHAP funding that can be spent over five years for homeless persons languishing on the streets with life-threatening and terminal illnesses and especially for those who have also been aging on the streets. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/reserving-homeless-housing-assistance-prevention-program-hhap-funding-for-morbidity-mortality-prevention/
Read MoreWomen Dying While Homeless in Los Angeles County – Part I: Trends
3 deceased women per week were noted as “indigent – homeless” by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner in 2017. -In 2013, the total number of deaths among homeless women was 62, which rose to 146 in 2017 and represents an increase of more than 200% within the five-year period. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/women-dying-while-homeless-in-los-angeles-county-part-i-trends/
Read MoreDying While Homeless in Los Angeles County – Part I: Trends
17 deceased persons per week were noted as “indigent – homeless” by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner–Coroner in 2017, a 82.5% increase between 2013 and 2017. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/dying-while-homeless-in-los-angeles-county-part-i-trends/
Read MoreCan We Finish the Job of Ending Homelessness Among Veterans in California?
Nearly three-fourths of california continuums of care recently reported not having sufficient resources to move homeless veterans into permanent housing using a housing first approach. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/can-we-finish-the-job-of-ending-homelessness-among-veterans-in-california/
Read MoreCalifornia, Racial Disparities, and Homelessness
What did 41 California continuums of care answer when asked about racial disparities in the provision or outcome of homeless assistance? 68% indicated that there were racial disparities and selected strategies to address the issues. Read more at https://homelessstrategy.com/california-racial-disparities-and-homelessness/
Read MoreWhat Did the Continuums of Care with the Largest Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in the U.S. Answer When Asked about Racial Disparities in the Provision or Outcome of Homeless Assistance?
80% indicated that there were racial disparities and selected strategies to address the issues. Read more at https://urban-initiatives.org/brief/what-did-the-continuums-of-care-with-the-largest-number-of-persons-experiencing-homelessness-in-the-u-s-answer-when-asked-about-racial-disparities-in-the-provision-or-outcome-of-homeless-assistance/
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