• States look to involuntarily hospitalize people to confront growing mental health crisis

    States look to involuntarily hospitalize people to confront growing mental health crisis

    Aug 21, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    If the person fails to complete treatment, they could be considered for even longer-term state oversight. The approach is part of California's effort to address homelessness. San Diego is one the pilot counties that will begin implementing the CARE Court in the fall. On this hot July day ...

  • Millions struggle to pay AC bills amid increasing heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction

    Millions struggle to pay AC bills amid increasing heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction

    Aug 09, 2023 06:47 PM EDT

    ... teenage granddaughters outside Phoenix, has used federal LIHEAP money in the past to pay her electric bill, before the family experienced a few months of homelessness. But Romero hadn't reupped her request for LIHEAP this year, so to pay her $314 June power bill she looked to Catholic Charities ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on the future from high school graduates

    A Brief But Spectacular take on the future from high school graduates

    Jul 29, 2023 09:30 PM EDT

    ... or playing NFL. Woman: I want to be a dentist. Woman: I see myself being a social worker. I've been through like abuse, like homelessness. So I just hope to like help other kids I have like been through the same things as me. Man: I definitely see myself ...

  • The Homeless in Phoenix struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures

    The Homeless in Phoenix struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures

    Jul 28, 2023 09:53 PM EDT

    ... Phoenix. Both of his parents spent time in prison. His mother struggled with addiction, giving birth to a daughter behind bars, and later slipped into homelessness. “My childhood has been filled with a lot of memories of being bounced around, never really having anything stable,” Livengood said.Livengood was adopted ...

  • ‘We’re barely making it.’ Why more New Orleans families are without stable housing

    ‘We’re barely making it.’ Why more New Orleans families are without stable housing

    Jul 14, 2023 06:03 PM EDT

    ... fair housing, and have a serious talk about increasing wages.” Fields said. “That's how we create the solutions that make people not come into homelessness.” Other plans include looking to salvage abandoned buildings and convert them into more housing options with on-site services, including access to employment services ...

  • Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South

    Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South

    Jul 10, 2023 10:55 PM EDT

    As we dissect that very same report, we see the high risks for people experiencing homelessness, the high risks for substance users in our community. And those aren't excuses to explain why the pattern is happening, but really guide our efforts in understanding where we need to prioritize. I ...

  • Who’s most likely to become unhoused in California? New study provides insights

    Who’s most likely to become unhoused in California? New study provides insights

    Jul 08, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    ... difficult, low paid jobs their whole life. As the cost of housing skyrocketed, their incomes didn't keep up and they simply became displaced into homelessness. Ali Rogin:  You spoke to many people who are currently experiencing homelessness. What are their living conditions like? Dr. Margot Kushel:  You know we ...

  • The Patient Revolution aims to expose healthcare flaws and pave the way for improvement

    The Patient Revolution aims to expose healthcare flaws and pave the way for improvement

    Jun 28, 2023 10:20 PM EDT

    Betsy Lidster, Patient: I have had a headache, though, for months now. I am a headache. (LAUGHTER) Fred de Sam Lazaro: Betsy Lidster's medical challenges have been complicated by homelessness and addiction problems that date back three decades to opioids she was prescribed after a severe car accident. The ...

  • Will Hurd, former Texas congressman and Trump critic, announces 2024 run for president

    Will Hurd, former Texas congressman and Trump critic, announces 2024 run for president

    Jun 22, 2023 01:21 PM EDT

    ... plot, create chaos, and threaten the American Dream. At home, illegal immigration and fentanyl stream into our country. Inflation, still out of control. Crime and homelessness growing in our cities,” Hurd says in the video. “President Biden can’t solve these problems — or won’t. And if we nominate a ...

  • The grandmother of Juneteenth on what the holiday means for Americans

    The grandmother of Juneteenth on what the holiday means for Americans

    Jun 19, 2023 10:20 PM EDT

    And we are not free yet. We have got too many disparities, I mean, the joblessness, the homelessness, the health care that some of us can get and that others can't, and climate change that we are responsible for. We're not free yet.    Geoff Bennett:  As part ...