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The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan

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Kevin Dietsch // Getty Images The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan The Trump administration is pushing to involuntarily commit more people to psychiatric hospitals in an effort to keep them off the street, according to a new executive order issued July 24. “Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the appropriate use of civil commitment will restore public order,” the memo states. It…

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Trump Can Do a Lot to Reduce Homelessness

President Trump has come out swinging on homelessness. After taking small steps to peel back the homelessness bureaucracy early in his term, he issued a far-reaching executive order in July intent on getting homeless people off the streets and into treatment. Over the past couple weeks the administration has taken direct action in Washington, DC to clear homeless encampments and take on crime. The question is whether these high-profile moves wil…

3 days ago·Washington, United States

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The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan

The Marshall Project reports Trump’s plan to involuntarily commit more homeless people faces criticism for ignoring root causes, like housing affordability.

3 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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