Resources

Homelessness

National Coalition for the Homeless
NCH is a network of advocates across the country committed to ending homelessness in America. This site offers a variety of fact sheets that provide a background for understanding issues surrounding homelessness.

National Alliance to End Homelessness
The Alliance’s website provides great information about homelessness on their “Homelessness 101” page, or you can browse their fact sheets for more detailed information.

The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness
The Community Partnership is an independent non-profit that coordinates Washington DC’s Continuum of Care by organizing prevention services, street outreach efforts, emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing for individuals and families. The “Understanding Homelessness” page offers recent data on DC’s homeless population.


Related Issues

National Alliance on Mental Illness
The website for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a mental health advocacy organization, offers information about specific mental health issues, where to find resources if you or a loved one is suffering from a mental illness, and ways that you can get involved to advocate for the mentally ill.

Spotlight on Poverty
Spotlight on Poverty’s “Women and Poverty” page runs down the headlines and latest research on specific challenges that low-income women face.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
“Drugs, Brain, and Behavior—The Science of Addiction” is an online booklet published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It uses scientific research to show how someone becomes addicted to a substance, and why drug addiction is a brain disorder, not a bad habit.

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