New York Times: A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
There are a lot of myths about people who are homeless in California: They’re from another state. They don’t want a job. They don’t want a home.
A sweeping study published this morning by the University of California, San Francisco, paints a different picture, one of people who were working and living in poverty in the state until they suddenly lost their homes. Not knowing where to turn, they ended up on the street, where they endure violence and poor health as they try for years to climb back to stability.
“Something goes wrong, and then everything else falls apart,” said the study’s lead researcher, Dr. Margot Kushel, director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the university.