Health, Mental
NewsBy Cara Halford April 23, 2025
Potential cuts to Medicaid threaten D.C.’s homeless and formerly homeless populations
Proposed Medicaid cuts could increase homelessness and harm health care access for D.C.’s most vulnerable residents, providers say.
NewsBy Franziska Wild April 9, 2025
Her encampment was closed the most in 2024. “Why are you doing this?” she asks.
Heather Bernard’s D.C. encampment faced 16 closures, highlighting gaps in housing support and agency coordination.
Encampment updates: As closures increase, so does frustration and displacement
D.C.’s rising encampment closures spark frustration, displacement, and conflict among unhoused residents and city officials.
NewsBy Gabriel Zakaib March 26, 2025
Art as therapy: Programs in D.C. improving mental health
Art therapy programs in D.C. provide healing for those facing homelessness and trauma. Free creative expression is improving mental health.
ArtBy Laticia Brock March 12, 2025
Mr. Fentanyl, part 2
A powerful reflection on fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and resilience, highlighting struggles with mental health and systemic failures.
OpinionBy Dominique Anthony March 12, 2025
Q & A – Inside HIPS: Shakita Chapman
Shakita Chapman of HIPS discusses harm reduction, social services, and advocacy for drug users and sex workers in D.C.
ArtBy Queenie Featherstone January 1, 2025
Sick
Let’s be for real, it’s just no fun to be sick as hell / One can tell when their body is not well / You really know you’re not well
ArtBy Levester Green January 1, 2025
Love star
It wasn’t until I arrived at Benjamin Stoddert and laid eyes upon the heavenly Starr that I was wowed and awakened to her loveliness.
ArtBy Vennie Hill Bracey December 18, 2024
Feeling good
I finally made it to writers’ group today. I feel good. Seems like things are turning around for me. I’m trying to get up to a meeting a week.
ArtBy Marcus McCall December 18, 2024
Turning a bad year around
My vision for this upcoming new year is to work on my mental health. I have some issues that need to be addressed, such as my demeanor.
NewsBy Fiona Riley December 18, 2024
D.C. passes bill updating involuntary commitment process for people with severe mental illness
A bill to streamline the involuntary commitment process for people with severe mental illness passed its first vote in the D.C. Council on Dec. 3.
NewsBy Carolina Bomeny December 4, 2024
A legacy of care: Remembering Dr. Janelle Goetcheus
Dr. Goetcheus, a physician who profoundly shaped health care for people experiencing homelessness in the District, passed away on Oct. 26 at 84 years old.
ArtBy Frederick Walker November 20, 2024
Life on the edge
I am homeless. I have slept outside for the last eight years. I need help from the D.C. government, but its case management system has not found me housing.
ArtBy Starchild Blk November 6, 2024
Popstar presents
I am the founder of @POPSTARPRESENTS, a fashion-opinionated artist, painter, fashion designer, tarot card reader, and trendsetter.
ArtBy Nikila Smith October 23, 2024
Nightmare
Oogie Boogie stole me from a place I believed to be nice, opening my eyes to skeleton Jack, whose sweat is dripping…
ArtBy Rachelle Ellison October 23, 2024
Joy and pain
They say nothing can grow with only sunshine and no rain. I speak from experience, life’s biggest blessings come after the storm.
ArtBy Levester Green October 23, 2024
Jim and Flem in the deep fake era
So then, Olivia Fox, the next dialogue in the Donald J. Trump/Joe Biden story should be coming from Kamala Harris due to her affiliation with all of these death-talking gangsta rappers she’s been meeting with lately.
NewsBy Tierra Cunningham October 23, 2024
‘Have You Seen Teri?’ Film shows the reality of homelessness and its impact on a family
To honor World Homeless Day, 23 people came together at the Suitland Creative Center for the third film screening of ‘Have you Seen Teri?
NewsBy Cari Shane September 11, 2024
The two-year-old 988 mental health hotline is experiencing growing pains
Calls to 988 are increasing, but the people calling say they don’t always get the help they are looking for.
NewsBy Jessica Rich September 11, 2024
Re-established drug free zones make D.C. less safe, local advocates argue
Advocacy groups and justice organizations have raised concerns about the disruption of community services resulting from drug-free zones.
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