Proposed Medicaid cuts could increase homelessness and harm health care access for D.C.’s most vulnerable residents, providers say.

Heather Bernard’s D.C. encampment faced 16 closures, highlighting gaps in housing support and agency coordination.

D.C.’s rising encampment closures spark frustration, displacement, and conflict among unhoused residents and city officials.

Art therapy programs in D.C. provide healing for those facing homelessness and trauma. Free creative expression is improving mental health.

A powerful reflection on fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and resilience, highlighting struggles with mental health and systemic failures.

Shakita Chapman of HIPS discusses harm reduction, social services, and advocacy for drug users and sex workers in D.C.

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

I am the founder of @POPSTARPRESENTS, a fashion-opinionated artist, painter, fashion designer, tarot card reader, and trendsetter.

Oogie Boogie stole me from a place I believed to be nice, opening my eyes to skeleton Jack, whose sweat is dripping…

They say nothing can grow with only sunshine and no rain. I speak from experience, life’s biggest blessings come after the storm.

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.

To honor World Homeless Day, 23 people came together at the Suitland Creative Center for the third film screening of ‘Have you Seen Teri?

Calls to 988 are increasing, but the people calling say they don’t always get the help they are looking for.

Advocacy groups and justice organizations have raised concerns about the disruption of community services resulting from drug-free zones.