About Homelessness and Health | Homelessness and Health | CDC
Oct 15, 2024 · Around 40% of people experiencing homelessness live in unsheltered locations (such as in a car or outside). Almost one third of people experience homelessness as a family. People who are Black or African American and those who are American Indian or Alaska Native have higher rates of homelessness.
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
Dec 15, 2023 · Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The report, released today by the department of...
30 People Tell Us What Homelessness Is Really Like
Feb 10, 2023 · Packing groceries, bathing in fountains, finding comfort in an orange blanket. Explore people's stories and their answers to common questions.
Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
Jan 24, 2024 · Scholars, healthcare workers, and homeless advocates agree that two major contributing factors are poverty and a lack of affordable housing, both stubbornly intractable societal challenges. But they add that hard-to-treat psychiatric issues and substance-use disorders also often underlie chronic homelessness.
Chronic homelessness is at an all-time high. Here’s why it ...
Dec 22, 2023 · The number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in the United States continued to climb in 2023, hitting the highest level for the second year in a row since data collection efforts began...
State of Homelessness: 2024 Edition - endhomelessness.org
On a single night in January 2023, more than half a million people (653,104 people) were experiencing homelessness across the United States. Behind this number is another set of numbers pointing to alarming growths in homelessness, especially since the previous year (2022):
Homelessness in the United States - Wikipedia
The majority of homeless people in the United States have been homeless for less than one year; two surveys by YouGov in 2022 and 2023 found that just under 20 percent of Americans reported having ever been homeless.