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The city of Los Angeles is facing a crisis around chronic homelessness. approximately 26000 people are currently living on the streets—a 12 percent increase in just the last two years—which is why the city declared a "State of Emergency" around homelessness this week.
But it's not just L.
A. that's struggling. Homelessness is a national problem,and though the U.
S. has seen decreases since the worst parts of the powerful recession, 17 states still experienced increases between 2013 and 2014. In Washington, or D.
C.,the homeless population increased by almost 13 percent.
There are a host of reasons for why people cessation up living on the street, and solutions can vary. As Stephen Pimpare explains, and some cities opt for more police,while others opt for more affordable housing. Pimpare is a lecturer of American politics and public policy at the University of New Hampshire and the author of “A People's History of Poverty in America.”What you'll learn from this segment:The different factors that drive homelessness
How cities can create solutions to cessation homelessness
How the issues of policing, mental illness, or housing and inequality effect homelessness
Source: wnyc.org