Diving Into The Homeless Crisis In America

<p>California has the highest number of homeless encampments in the United States and holds more than half of all unsheltered homeless people. In an effort to resolve homelessness, major cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Portland, Austin, Houston, and San Francisco, are passing bills that will effectively ban homeless encampments from certain areas. However, homeless advocates argue banning and sweeping homeless encampments is inhumane, doesn't solve the problem, and will ultimately create even bigger issues.</p> <p>Dr. Phil speaks with Donald Whitehead, Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, on his <em>Phil in the Blanks</em> podcast to dig deeper into this crisis.</p> <p>"If we give them a hand-up – not a handout – we can really change the direction of this country," says Whitehead, who has worked for years advocating for systemic change to end homelessness.</p> <p>New episodes drop Tuesdays. Listen and subscribe here: <a href="http://bit.ly/DrPhilpod" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/DrPhilpod</a></p> <p>For more information: <a href="https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/" target="_blank">https://www.drphilintheblanks.com/</a></p> <p>Interested in advertising: <a href="https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks" target="_blank">https://www.advertisecast.com/PhilintheBlanks</a></p> <p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>