April 12, 2021
Washington may soon become the first state in the country to ensure that low-income tenants have legal representation when faced with an eviction, an idea lawmakers see as a way to head off a feared wave of evictions once pandemic-era rental restrictions are lifted.
A bill likely to pass the state Legislature follows years of organizing by tenant advocates across the country who say guaranteeing lawyers for tenants during evictions, also known as “right to counsel,” keeps people in their homes at far higher rates than the current system. Yet a last-minute amendment added to the bill would also lift the state’s moratorium on evictions less than three months from now, raising alarm from advocates who say that’s not enough time to ready the state for a potential “eviction cliff.”
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Hispanics face obstacles when it comes to seeking mental help
Hispanics face hurdles when in finding mental health services By Chris Rosato | April 5, 2021 at 6:34 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 6:34 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As we start to make progress and put the pandemic behind us, a problem that may have been slightly overlooked is the impact that itâs had on our mental health, especially within our Hispanic communities.
Between being confined to our homes for long periods of time, parents becoming teachers, and many other uncertainties the pandemic has brought us, more people than perhaps ever before are struggling with their mental health.
Sunday Citizen used data from the U.S. Census Bureau s Household Pulse Survey, which collected responses biweekly between April 2020 and February 2021, to compile statistics on anxiety, depression, and mental