[OPINION] Trump’s Executive Order on Homelessness and Mental Illness Discards what Works

"Rather than instructing federal agencies to scale proven solutions like permanent supportive housing and rental assistance, the president’s order trades on worn-out myths about the relationship between mental illness and violence, while leaning into the familiar politics of disorder, danger, and urban decay."

Our VP advocacy, public policy, and street outreach, Candice Player, writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer today with our response to President Trump's recent executive order focused on homelessness titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.”