Section 1: Homelessness
In 2023-2024, in my 60’s I did an “encore” to my career returning to working on the streets with homeless people. I brought my decades of perspectives and strategies with me as the “old guy” on the team. This was during a time of lots of attention and effort focused on “the homeless crisis” in Los Angeles. These three articles, two written at the beginning and one at the end of my stint, put together my ideas.
Homelessness in Los Angeles: Is There Hope? (2023)
​There’s far more hope for getting many people off the streets, but that won’t end homelessness anyway. Here are my recommendations.
Behavioral Health / Psychosocial Aspects of Street Medicine:
“Without Mental Health There is No Health” (2023) A discussion for all homeless workers of six ways behavioral health impacts people and strategies for them to be more effective with them.
16 Reflections on Homelessness in Los Angeles (2024).What I learned working on the streets during a very active time in Los Angeles to guide those who are still out there working hard.