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Under an L.A. Freeway: A Psychiatric Rescue Mission

SO MANY SICK PEOPLE – Oct. 22, 2024 - In a downtown Los Angeles parking lot, a stretch of asphalt…

3 weeks ago

‘I cried daily for months but the bike helped me’

VIDEO – TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED – Oct. 7, 2024 - Homelessness, alcoholism and a nervous breakdown are just some…

1 month ago

Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’

AUDIO – PATIENCE AND COMPASSION – Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want…

2 months ago

Housing First – Sober Living Next

STREET LIFE SUCKS –   July 14, 2024 - Every reasonable person agrees that addiction is a prevalent challenge among…

4 months ago

The Soul Survivors Sober Home

WE ARE FAMILY –   July 16, 2024 - Soul Survivors Living Foundation is a home for veterans, the homeless,…

4 months ago

Sobriety Advocate & Herbalist Overcomes Homelessness

SUPPORT SOBER ENTREPRENEURS –   July 13, 2024 - Valerie Wiener is following her dream by choosing a healing path…

4 months ago

‘LA’s Crack House’ for the Homeless

VIDEO – COPING –   July 10, 2024 -  Every day, dozens of people line up outside the nonprofit Homeless…

4 months ago

10 Left Homeless and 2 Pets dead after Sober Home Destroyed By Fire

THANK GOD NO ONE DIED –   June 7, 2024 - A fire at a sober living home in Fresno…

5 months ago

Mom Who Suffered Painkiller Addiction And Homelessness – Now A Force Against Opioid Epidemic

REBORN INTO LIGHT –   May 27, 2024 - “I was massively overprescribed painkillers. I don’t think it was done…

6 months ago

Get Sober – Get Housing in California

IT’S COMPLICATED –   May 16, 2024 - The bills come as California’s homelessness population is skyrocketing, having increased from…

6 months ago

Police Dismantle Drug-Ridden Homeless Encampment

WILL IT HELP? –   May 10, 2024 - Police in Philadelphia have moved to dismantle a homeless encampment in…

6 months ago

“The Good Boss” Helps People Break Cycle of Homelessness and Addiction

VIDEO – THE GOOD NEWS BOSS –   March 8, 2024 - Victor Oliveira will be the first to tell…

8 months ago

A Warm Welcome: Drug Use and Homelessness

AUDIO – COMPASSION WHERE IT’S NEEDED –   Dec. 7, 2023 - Drug use and homelessness are complex issues, and…

11 months ago

Once Homeless Addict, Mayor Takes On Drug Crises

HE CAN RELATE – Nov. 25, 2023 -  “For 17 years, I was an absolutely horrible individual,” said Carter, the…

12 months ago

TEDx Speaker Inspires with Story of Recovery

VIDEO – FROM A BOTTOM TO THE TOP –   Oct. 6, 2023 - November 6, 2015 was one of…

1 year ago

California to Detain Homeless People with Mental Illness or Addictions

NO PLACE LIKE HOMELESS –   Oct. 10, 2023 - The new law, which reforms the state’s conservatorship system, expands…

1 year ago

Addicted, Homeless and Running from the Cops: How High-Flying Event Planner Hid Out at the Waldorf Astoria

VIDEO – RICHES TO RAGS TO THE STEPS –   Sept. 30, 2023 - “I was headed downhill fast. If…

1 year ago

Kate Middleton Graciously Visits Kitchen Staff During Action on Addiction’s Gala

ROYAL GESTURE – Aug. 25, 2023 - The royal made the surprising move of heading to the kitchen to meet…

1 year ago

City Official Resigns After Creating ‘Doom Loom Walking Tour’ of San Francisco

VIDEO – SATIRE OR SALACIOUS? –   Aug. 28, 2023 - The sold out weekend tour was canceled and on…

1 year ago

A Family’s Triumph: From Addiction to Living Indoors Again

MAN MADE MIRACLE –   Aug. 27, 2023 -“It was awesome,” the 29-year-old said, beginning to choke up and then…

1 year ago

Shelter Manager Embraces Those Suffering from Addiction and Homelessness

AUDIO – HE REALLY CARES ABOUT OTHERS – Aug. 28, 2023 - Now, he’s starting a support group dubbed Real…

1 year ago

San Fransisco’s “Doom Loop Walking Tour” Takes Tourists Up-close and Personal to See Squalor, Urban Decay and Homelessness

VIDEO – DON’T BLAME THE HIPPIES –   Aug. 14, 2023 - A tongue-in-cheek ad for the tour claims: “You’ve…

1 year ago

Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Finds Mental Illness & Addiction

AUDIO – IT’S COMPLICATED – July 12, 2023 - Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Wednesday announced the results of…

1 year ago

OPINION: Florida’s Marchman Act Works By Joe Considine

SAVING LIVES – April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act,…

2 years ago

OPINION: Compulsory Arrest Could Help Homeless Addicts

ONLY TO GET INDOORS –  April 15, 2023 - Los Angeles’ recently initiated “Mansion Tax,” for instance, specifically raises funds…

2 years ago

California to Seek Beds for Mental Health, Drug Treatment

FREE FALLING –  March 19, 2023 - California, home to nearly 40 million people, has nearly one-third of the nation’s…

2 years ago

Hipster City Lawless Hellscape Due to Rampant Drug Use

VIDEO – DUE TO DRUG LAWS? –  March 28, 2023 - She’s seen Oregon’s largest city go from a kooky…

2 years ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom Unveils Homelessness/Substance Abuse Ballot Initiative

CALIFORNIA DREAMING –  March 19, 2023 - Newsom made the proposal during one of his final “state of the state”…

2 years ago

‘I was homeless drug addict but turned my life around after being given a chance’

COMPASSION MATTERS – Feb. 23, 2023 - The 29-year-old was in and out of prison, as he dabbled in crime…

2 years ago

After Homelessness, Denver Man Urges People to “Spread the Warmth”

VIDEO – RICHNESS OF SPIRIT –  Jan. 27, 2023 - Forced to live on the streets because of addiction and…

2 years ago