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Seattle’s housing-first approach to homelessness hindered by opioid crisis
By Spencer Pauley | Mar 14, 2024 In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, a line of tiny houses stand with their backs to the adjacent street at a homeless encampment in Seattle. Tiny homes could be the solution to all kinds of housing needs, offering warmth and security for the homeless, an affordable…
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Seattle-based nonprofit aimed at helping those experiencing homelessness closing after 10 years
Author: Leah Pezzetti Updated: 7:32 PM PDT April 10, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. SEATTLE — After 10 years of outreach, Seattle-based nonprofit Facing Homelessness is closing its doors. Leaders cite a lack of sustainable funding as the reason for ending. The organization started in 2010 as a photojournalism project, capturing the faces of people experiencing…
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Suicide Among Justice-Involved Veterans: Understanding Risk and Meeting Needs
Introduction Veterans are 57.3% more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans, with estimates ranging from 17 to 24 veterans dying by suicide in the U.S. each day.1 Research also suggests that veterans are at an increased risk for justice system involvement, with nearly 1 in 3 veterans reporting that they have been arrested and booked…
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New Ellis County Veterans Treatment Court utilizes Employment Services
By Ron Abrams and Dannty Wyatt Published on June 11, 2024 Ellis County just started its Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) this May. The program is designed to provide Justice Involved Veterans, those incarcerated in the criminal justice system, the resources and assistance for a successful return to the community. That includes job readiness. Providing job…
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Claims smooths processes to better assist veterans and those serving them
By Mike Jaeger Published on June 11, 2024 By standardizing operations and reducing the wait time for authorization to access VA data, the TVC Claims Department is improving its efficiency in assisting veterans. This also improves tracking a veteran’s claims status for TVC Claims Benefits Advisors (CBAs). To uniformly achieve these process improvements throughout TVC’s…
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Hawaiian midwifery on trial: What’s at stake in this defining moment for indigenous rights and women’s health
By Annabel Rocha Published on June 12, 2024 Today hearings begin in Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi, a lawsuit challenging restrictions placed on the type of licensure midwives in Hawai’i need to legally practice. Native Hawaiian and Indigenous birth workers now face criminalization for serving their communities, and families are left with few options among a…
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Mayor Bass signs Equal Rights Amendment petition alongside Women’s Rights Champions
Published on May 15, 2024 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today became the first Big City Mayor of California to sign the national petition in support of the Equal Right Amendment (ERA), a constitutional amendment to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sex. Mayor Bass signed the petition alongside former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney as…
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During testimony, Cortez Masto urges colleagues to protect women’s right to travel for essential health care
Published on June 12, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called out anti-choice attempts to block women from traveling across state lines to access critical care. In testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, Cortez Masto urged colleagues to pass…
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Kamala Harris and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Lisa Ann Walter Partner on National Call for Abortion Rights | Exclusive
Thursday’s virtual event will rally reproductive freedom support ahead of the second anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned By Tess Patton Published on June 13, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris and “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter are teaming up for a National Call on Reproductive Freedom. Thursday’s virtual conversation aims to urge voters…
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