Health News Crackdown On Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Questions

HIV outbreak in ME shows risk of federal crackdown on homelessness

Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in ... Read More

Homeless camp sweeps can harm health. Some cities are trying a new way.

Local governments across the U.S. have increasingly turned to sweeps and arrests as the number of people living on the nations streets exploded by nearly 60% between 2015 and 2024. But growing ... Read More

SF mayor plans crackdown on homeless camps citywide

In the wake of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man on Shotwell Street in the Mission District, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is declaring all homeless tent encampments to be safety hazards and ... Read More

Flushing out homeless encampments causes more harm than good, expert says

The order from President Donald Trump’s administration to clear out homeless encampments across D.C. might be causing more harm to those experiencing homelessness, according to one expert. The ... Read More

Gov. Abbott moves dozens of homeless camps out of Austin

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday says he's relocating homeless encampments out of the state capital. The governor said the action was being taken to make Austin "safer and cleaner." ... Read More

Omaha City Council rejects homeless encampment crackdown proposal

The Omaha City Council on Tuesday rejected an ordinance that would have cracked down on homeless encampments in the city by making it a misdemeanor crime to camp on public property. Community members ... Read More