Health
Homeless teens face significant health risks, lack access to shelter
High school-aged youth who are homeless report higher rates of attempted suicide, prescription drug misuse, pregnancy and being forced to have sex.
Feb 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes
Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official said Thursday.
Jul 29, 2022
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Health
NYC law requires tampons in public schools, jails
New York City is becoming the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails.
Jul 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Therapy sessions found to benefit mothers, children in homeless shelter
Short-term therapy sessions with parents and their children in homeless shelters could help improve parenting skills and reduce parental stress and children's post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a pilot study published ...
May 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What the coronavirus crisis reveals about vulnerable populations behind bars and on the streets
The notion that COVID-19 is an equal opportunity killer has crumbled. The health and economic fallout from the crisis has disproportionately hit lower-income areas and communities of color. Nowhere is this discrepancy more ...
May 14, 2020
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Health
Study highlights concern for homeless seniors
A new study for the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, co-authored by researchers at the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, has found that a disproportionate number of people chronically staying ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Health
Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups
On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city.
Apr 29, 2024
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