Changes authorized by Lurie's ordinance allowed addiction treatment and shelters to open much more quickly, cutting many ...

My life changed 20 years ago, when my friend and I were floating down the Rogue River in Oregon. Suddenly the motor fell off the boat, which tipped over. I slipped into the icy water. Some young ...

Two men allegedly recruited people struggling with homelessness to carry out a fraud scheme.

This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 California Health Equity Fellowship. A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved ...

The debate over how to deal with homelessness, drug addiction and mental health issues has intensified in recent months — with a renewed focus on a controversial strategy of forcing people into ...

True compassion requires the ability to intervene before harm becomes entrenched—not after tragedy has already occurred.

Studies show that Oregon is among the nation’s worst in access to treatment, which exacerbates the challenges that come with homelessness At first glance, Christine Greene would appear to be living a ...

Today we've been reporting on the Trump administration's executive order around homelessness. That order also calls for the elimination of federal funding for drug addiction programs that offer what's ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” for the tens of thousands of homeless drug users across the state. But so ...