New Research Shows Risks of Coercive Psychiatric Treatment

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is raising difficult but necessary questions about a practice that affects hundreds of thousands of lives each year: involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.

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This equates to a 79% increase in risk of being charged with a violent crime, and almost a doubled risk of dying by suicide or overdose, in the three months following evaluation for hospitalization.

The researchers also found hospitalization often caused destabilization. It led to declines in employment and earnings, and increased use of homeless shelters. It did not lead to better outpatient care or more consistent medication use.

White House puts $3.1 billion toward fighting homelessness, including aiding veterans

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The executive branch is hoping to further reduce veteran homelessness with a more than $3.1 billion grant program.
White House puts $3.1 billion toward fighting homelessness, including aiding veterans

Stolen valor and ‘homeless veterans’: Inside a failed hoax

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A woman who made up a story of veterans being evicted from a homeless shelter also may have lied about earning a Purple Heart.
Stolen valor and ‘homeless veterans’: Inside a failed hoax

Support services for homeless veterans set to expire next week

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Some 40,000 veterans at risk of homelessness could see federal support services disappear next week unless lawmakers quickly extend pandemic protections that have been caught up in a congressional funding fight.
Support services for homeless veterans set to expire next week

G20 Beautification: Blossoming Tulips Cover Delhi But At What Cost?

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The perceptive image of a ‘world-class city’ hardly allows slums to grow. It is against the ‘global aesthetics’ that determines the ‘beautiful’. So, whenever there is any event of global importance — be it the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games or G20, the first victims of the beautification drive are the poor and the homeless.
G20 Beautification: Blossoming Tulips Cover Delhi But At What Cost?

Grandma Arrested for Feeding People in Need

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

In Bullhead City, Arizona, your kindness might cost you your freedom. It nearly did for Norma Thornton, a 78-year-old grandmother who was arrested and criminally charged for feeding those in need in Bullhead City. Under a new ordinance, the city has deemed it a criminal misdemeanor—punishable by fines and even imprisonment—to share prepared food in a public park “for charitable purposes.” As the city attorney clarified, people may freely share food in public parks at “social events, which would include a party.” But be sure your “party” doesn’t include any homeless people, or you might go to jail.
Arizona Charitable Giving

Another evil domestic terrorist taken down (this officer was nicer, at least)! Can’t fix homelessness but Congress can fund terrorists overseas!