Director Comments: New Executive Order “Will Do Nothing To Address Fundamental Issues Facing the Country”

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Last week, the Washington Post published an article on Trump’s new executive order pushing for forcible hospitalization of the homeless, an act intended to fight “vagrancy” in U.S. cities. Program Director Regina LaBelle commented on the limitations of these measures in the article:

There’s no question we need to do more to address both homelessness and untreated substance use disorder and mental health conditions in the U.S….But issuing an executive order, while disinvesting in treatment and other funding that will help prevent homelessness and untreated health conditions, will do nothing to address the fundamental issues facing the country.”

Regina LaBelle, Program Director

Learn more about how Trump’s executive order encouraging forcible hospitalization of homeless people impacts recovery measures and policy in the Post. Read the full article.