Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A notice of an impending encampment sweep is in a trash can as police keep an eye on city workers in Long Beach enforcing new policies regarding homeless encampments at Gumbiner Park on August 19, 2024, in Long...

One City’s Determination to Get Ahead of Homelessness

Drawing on an earlier bond issue, Atlanta built The Melody, a project of 40 temporary housing units constructed from shipping containers. With its new housing opportunity bond, the city plans to build 500 more such “quick-delivery” housing units.(Partners for Home)...

In the House of Psychiatry, a Jarring Tale of Violence

by Elen BarryMay 21, 2024for The New York Times The annual gathering of the American Psychiatric Association is a dignified and collegial affair, full of scholarly exchanges, polite laughter and polite applause. So it was a shock, for those who took their seats in...