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The public conversation on homelessness and substance use is evolving quickly. Stay up-to-date on the latest coverage. For media inquiries, please contact media[at]evergreentreatment[dot]org.

Apr 27 - Featured Story

Harm reduction lays a groundwork for recovery

For more than 25 years, Dwight struggled with cocaine use. In 2013, after repeated offenses, a police officer referred him to Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted...
Feb 02 - Featured Story

King County homeless shelters left to deal with omicron mostly on their own

Public Health couldn’t staff every room in the hotels and the bar to get into one of the beds rose. Staff at homeless nonprofits, who’d...
Mar 26

Bills limiting cities’ homelessness regulation could return

Two bills to limit how much cities can regulate homelessness...
Mar 18

Washington House passes ‘rent stabilization’ bill

House Bill 1217, which caps yearly increases at 7% of...
Mar 12

New York’s involuntary removal policy

New York City’s involuntary removal policy was supposed to make...
Mar 05

How Medicaid cuts could affect Washington

Potential cuts to Medicaid could worsen Washington state's multibillion-dollar budget...
Feb 26

Unsheltered People Sue to Overturn Burien’s Sleeping Ban

King County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan heard arguments last...
Feb 18

King County nears housing goal

King County officials promised to house 1,600 homeless people by...
Feb 12

New plan targets Thurston County’s overdose crisis

The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) unanimously approved...
Feb 05

Seattle to vote on funding for social housing

When Seattle voters said yes to creating a new developer...
Jan 22

Washington awarded CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Planning Grants

SAMHSA has awarded 14 states and Washington, D.C. with $1...
Jan 15

Six WA cities pass anti-homeless laws after Grants Pass

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling this June opened the door...

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