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Temporary shelters inside the Veterans Administration complex in West Los Angeles. Photo by Diane Baldwin/RAND Corporation

The Lives of Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

RAND researchers followed 26 veterans for one year to…

Officer Jose Ibarra and clinical therapist Cynthia Ferreiro (far left) assist a man in Indio, California. Photo courtesy of Indio Police Department

Rethinking How Police Respond to Homelessness

Police need better policies and partnerships to address…

Christina Bojorquez and Kimberly Decoursey pitch a tent in Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 2019. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Unaccompanied Women Become an Official Homeless Subpopulation in LA County

LA County could be a…

A woman uses a cell phone on downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row, March 6, 2013. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Access to Mobile Technology Could Help to Alleviate LA’s Homelessness Crisis

The vast majority of…

An LA County sheriff’s deputy stands guard at the LA County Men’s Central Jail. Photo by Jason Redmond/Reuters

An Uncertain Future for Jail Reform in Los Angeles

LA County is positioned to make tremendous steps…

Woman in mask holding a sign at a Los Angeles protest, June 23, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Defund the LAPD? Garcetti Budget Proposal Takes a Step in That Direction

Research and community…

Supportive Housing Can Help Keep People with Mental Illness Out of Jail

More than 3,300 people in jail…