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  • Criminalizing Mental Illness, Part 2

    Andrew Stelzer Sarah Shourd

    January 14, 2021 |

    KALW |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles County's Office of Diversion and Reentry has moved about 6,000 people out of jails and into programs providing mental health care, drug treatment, housing, and job training at a cost that is about one-fifth that of incarcerating people with mental illness. Like Eugene, Oregon's CAHOOTS program, ODR provides an alternative to the default model in the U.S. of incarcerating people with such health problems. L.A. County is now shifting as much as $500 million from policing to supportive services because programs like ODR and CAHOOTS fall far short of the actual need.

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  • Hey, Can We Talk? Mediation Might Help Reduce Evictions

    Andrew Stelzer

    August 27, 2018 |

    San Francisco Public Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In Madison, Wisconsin, encouraging mediation and dispute-resolution between tenants and landlords has helped to limit evictions and San Francisco is looking to scale the model. Mediation helps build a relationship between the two parties in a dispute to help prevent more serious consequences like evictions and help both tenant and landlord solve problems, but the waiting list is long and the option is not available to everyone. Even then, encouraging the process would save money for all parties involved by limiting legal disputes.

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  • Voters OK'd Legal Aid for Tenants Facing Eviction — Now Comes the Hard Part

    Andrew Stelzer

    August 27, 2018 |

    San Francisco Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Proposition F, passed in 2018 with an implementation deadline of July 2019, cements San Francisco as a key advocate in making legal representation accessible, especially in eviction cases. By passing a similar measure to one passed in New York, all renters now are eligible for legal counsel in eviction cases, regardless of their income level. The program is still in the early stages, but there is a potential for cost savings, too. With fewer evictions, there will likely be a lower demand for homeless and jail services.

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  • For Alcoholic Residents at Dann's House, ‘It Feels Like Home'

    Andrew Stelzer

    October 25, 2017 |

    San Francisco Public Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

    Dann’s House provides housing to homeless alcoholics. While it might seem counterintuitive, residents are allowed to drink on the promises. Evidence shows wet housing leads to a decrease in drinking. “What you’ll find in this harm-reduction environment is that, eventually, spontaneous consumption goes down and health goes up.”

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  • For Alcoholics, ‘Wet Houses' Offer a Home

    Andrew Stelzer

    October 05, 2017 |

    San Francisco Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Lawmakers in Seattle decided to help homeless people by approving “wet housing,” or housing for homeless people that allows them to drink on the premises. The move helps keep homeless people out of the streets, jails, and emergency room, and saves the city a lot of money. Studies show that it wet housing lead to a decrease in drinking amongst residents, and also saved the city money. Annual emergency costs decreased from $86,000 to just over $13,000.

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