Homelessness, Part 3: Trouble comes early for some

Posted on Jan 9, 2009

Part 3 of 4 of a series in the Colorado Springs Gazette dealing with the issue of homelessness. Click here to read Part 3 by Sue McMillin.

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Homelessness, Part 2: Families getting trapped in the cycle

Posted on Jan 9, 2009

Part 2 of 4 in the series by the Colorado Springs Gazette dealing with the issue of homelessness.  Click here to read Part 2 by Debbie Kelley.

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Homeless Aren’t Out of Sight Anymore

Posted on Jan 9, 2009

This is the first in a four part series addressing the issue of homelessness in Colorado Springs.  The series examines the challenges and issues surrounding the homeless population and proposes goals and solutions to best manage homelessness in the future. Click here to read Part One.

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Mental Health Troubles Dog the Chronically Homeless

Posted on Jan 9, 2009

This article in The Colorado Springs Gazette by Brian Newsome and Lance Benzel talks about the Colorado Springs homeless population and the unfortunate prevelance of serious mental illness that plagues roughly two-thirds of them.  It goes on to discuss the funding shortfalls that are making treatment of this population so diffficult. Click here to read [...]

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Expansion of Clinics Shapes Bush Legacy

Posted on Jan 7, 2009

The New York Times recently published an article by Kevin Sack on the expansion of local health centers under the Bush Administration.  The article discusses the increasing emphasis on the role of these types of health centers in providing affordable primary care in the U.S.  Many at the federal level point to the need for these type [...]

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