Talk:Homelessness in the United States by state

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Section: California
The section is rather robust in its description of the current homeless situation in a few major cities in California, but fails to include relevant information on historical trends and causes. Given that the number of homeless and the effects of urban problems generated by a large homeless population have greatly increased over the past few decades, I think older historical data and information about possible causes could be added. That being said, the subject could deserve its own article.

While the popularly named housing crisis is briefly mentioned, it has become so important to Californian residents that I believe it deserves more attention. Especially notable are the increased costs of housing compared to income, and the failure in housing to increase at a rate proportional to population. This is very visible in the major urban areas discussed in the article. While the article analyzes the remedial measures cities have taken to combat homelessness and the current state of homelessness, it could use more information on the causes of homelessness and historical trends. Problems such as gentrification and migration to California deserve more attention. Hopefully this can be done without too much clutter.

Additionally, some of the information is out of date. The last sentence in the San Francisco section references a proposed bill which has since been voted on. Additionally, there is a recent legal change in San Diego which allows people to live in their cars.

The sentence in the San Francisco section, "The city's homeless population has been estimated at 7,000–10,000 people, of which approximately 3,000–5,000 refuse shelter due to the conditions within the shelters including violence, racism, and homophobia and transphobia," could possibly be controversial and is not cited.

In the introductory paragraph, "Homelessness numbers has increased in California and in 2018, the problem emerged as a major issue during the governor’s race. Shortage in affordable housing contributes to the increasing numbers of homelessness as well as assisted and support programs to help this population maintain a course of action towards improvement. CALmatters, 2018, addresses three stages of homelessness as: “Chronic, Transitional, and Episodic," is not cited as well. I think it might be best if the article steers clear of the effects of homelessness on the individual, and includes more information on the effects of homelessness collectively. The research and depth of the individual effects of homelessness is significant enough to warrant its own topic.Rmuckerm (talk) 05:52, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Support for all the reasons given.- Fettlemap (talk) 18:17, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Consolidation of this article's sections
Hello, Much of the information in this article contains information about national laws yet remains filed under individual states. I propose either creating a "national" section and editing down many of the state sections or combining information about the national government with the article about homelessness in the US in general. Didn't know what would be easiest, probably the latter is most appropriate. Adamopoulos (talk) 14:35, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

vermont
am I missing something? 2600:1017:B121:305C:8082:14FD:CA1:A4D (talk) 12:27, 24 August 2023 (UTC)


 * @2600:1017:B121:305C:8082:14FD:CA1:A4D Delaware, Nevada, etc... 2600:1017:B121:305C:8082:14FD:CA1:A4D (talk) 12:29, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

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Planned Changes
I plan on completing the Ohio section of this article, including information about the general state of Ohio as well as Columbus and Cuyahoga County. I picked these locations because they are the capital and the most populous county, respectively. See my sandbox User:Pouchwarm/Homelessness in the United States by state/Bibliography for more information. Pouchwarm (talk) 21:28, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft of Changes
I've created a rough draft of the text I am planning on adding to the Ohio section of this article. You can see this draft in my sandbox. Please let me know if anyone has advice for me or changes that you think I should make. Pouchwarm (talk) 13:27, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Strangeness of this article and per state sections!?
This is a major problem with this article.

First of all, why is there a section for each state? That means, we're going to have 50 sections. That's not user friendly.

Then, the reason why people search for homelessness in USA is to compare states and metropolitan areas. There is no such table afforded by this article.

I think this entire article needs a major overhaul. 136.25.148.245 (talk) 19:57, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

This article does not describe homelessness in Missouri
This article is missing information on homelessness in Missouri. If anyone has a chance to add information about it. Ajtalks1894 (talk) 17:26, 24 December 2023 (UTC)