Nurses say patients at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem still at risk

The Oregon State Hospital in Salem, the state's only public psychiatric hospital, is facing multiple lawsuits alleging retaliation against those who have formally raised serious issues about the way it is treating - or failing to treat - its patients.. OSH has been out of compliance with federal standards in recent years, and it has been found in contempt of court for not admitting mentally ill criminal defendants quickly enough.. Last year, Lindsey Sande, the deputy chief nursing officer at OHS was so concerned she made a formal complaint. But she says nothing was done, and the patient died 9 days later. She says she was demoted shortly thereafter, along with two other whistleblowers.. We'll talk with Lillian Mongeau Hughes who covers #homelessness and mental health for The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com. And we hear directly from Sande about how she sees OSH patients being cared for and how employees who speak up are being retaliated against..
Apr. 8,2026
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Ask yourself why #homelessness has exploded | Letter

Under most circumstances, everybody does what they want to do. Or they don't do what they don't want to do. Some #homeless people wear #homelessness as a badge of sorts. They use the available resources - free cellphones, SNAP benefits, Medicaid, warming/cooling shelters, etc. - to make that choice more livable. I'm sure there are ...
Apr. 8,2026
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Ask yourself why homelessness has exploded | Letter

Under most circumstances, everybody does what they want to do. Or they don’t do what they don’t want to do. Some homeless people wear homelessness as a badge of sorts. They use the available resources — free cellphones, SNAP benefits, Medicaid, warming/cooling shelters, etc. — to make that choice more livable. I’m sure there are […]

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Stopping Youth #Homelessness Before It Starts

Austin's Pilot Program Shows Early Intervention and Direct Cash Support Can Keep Young People Housed "Youth #homelessness in Austin has increased dramatically over the past five years, with nearly 900 young people experiencing #homelessness in our community today," Liz Schoenfeld ...
Apr. 8,2026
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Stopping Youth Homelessness Before It Starts

New data from Austin shows that small, one-time cash payments can prevent youth homelessness, with 85% of participants avoiding the system.

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'We were probably gonna lose him anyways, but we wanted to at least get a chance to meet him'

Devin Ranger's family is trying to survive while dealing with #homelessness, drugs and a baby born with caudal regression syndrome
Apr. 8,2026
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'We were probably gonna lose him anyways, but we wanted to at least get a chance to meet him'

Devin Ranger's family is trying to survive while dealing with homelessness, drugs and a baby born with caudal regression syndrome

Regina Leader Post
Tuberculosis found in Prince Albert homeless shelter
A cluster of tuberculosis cases in Saskatchewan, which has one of the highest rates in Canada, has been traced to a homeless shelter in Prince Albert, Sask. "In a recent shelter investigation, 11 cases were found over a period of 12 months," Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, said.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/tuberculosis-prince-albert-shelter-9.7155623?cmp=rss
In Dialogue: Measure W Update with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas

#Homelessness services will get major boost from the $1.4 billion pot of county funds..
Apr. 8,2026
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In Dialogue: Measure W Update with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas - Street Spirit

Homelessness services will get major boost from the $1.4 billion pot of county funds.

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How We Got Here

#Unhoused activist Amber Whitson dispels a growing fiction: Evicting Berkeley's largest encampment will not solve #homelessness..
Apr. 8,2026
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How We Got Here - Street Spirit

Unhoused activist Amber Whitson dispels a growing fiction: Evicting Berkeley's largest encampment will not solve homelessness.

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'People are so judgmental': the growing cohort of over-55s facing #homelessness

Richard Hewett, who was forced to sleep in his car when his relationship broke down, is one of many in the UK hit by rising costs and a lack of social housing. When Richard Hewett's relationship broke down, he was forced to leave his partner's council house - but found his disability benefits didn't stretch far enough to get him his own flat in his Essex home town. He resorted to the next best option: sleeping in his car.. It wasn't what he had expected, aged 59. At 6ft 2in, he squeezed into a Ford Focus and struggled to sleep. When he broke his ankle, he couldn't look after it properly, contracted sepsis and had his leg amputated.. .
Apr. 8,2026
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‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness

Richard Hewett, who was forced to sleep in his car when his relationship broke down, is one of many hit by rising costs and a lack of social housing

The Guardian