Homelessness Will Never End, But It Can Be Better Managed
The way we talk about the issue makes it more difficult to do what needs to be done.
November 29, 2017 •
(Flickr/Elvert Barnes) When the subject is homelessness, we hear the word “eradicate” a lot the idea that the problem can be completely eliminated. Indeed, “Strategies for Eradicating Homelessness” was the title of a panel at Governing’s recent Summit on Health and Human Services. But I doubt that either of the two panelists, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry or James Mathy, the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services’ housing administrator, would tell you that the outstanding work their jurisdictions are doing will result in the outright eradication of homelessness.
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Sixteenth Street recently opened a behavioral health clinic at 1635 W. National Ave,
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers has opened its new behavioral health clinic on National Avenue on Milwaukee’s south side.
The clinic is located at 1635 W. National Ave. in the 33,000-square-foot former Badger Mutual Insurance Co. headquarters building, which
The new health center provides include behavioral health services, substance use disorder services and Comprehensive Community Services, which is an integrated behavioral health program for adults that provides an array of recovery-focused services, treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.
“The opening of our National Ave Clinic could not come at a more critical time. The (COVID-19) pandemic has amplified the behavioral health and substance use disorder issues affecting our community, and the need for accessible, culturally affirming behavioral health services has never been more acute,” said Dr. Julie Schuller, pr
Housing project seeks to help women involved in sex trade Follow Us
Question of the Day By EDGAR MENDEZ of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - Associated Press - Saturday, February 6, 2021
MILWAUKEE (AP) - In 2019, Rhonda Reid, a housing navigator for the Milwaukee County Housing Division, received a referral to help a chronically homeless woman who had also been involved in the street-based sex trade.
The woman, in poor health and struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues, wanted to turn her life around.
“Housing was her starting point,” Reid said.
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She’s been housed for a year now, Reid said, has improved her physical and mental health and worked on her substance abuse issues. And she just went on a job interview.