There are a lot of ideas, hypothesis, opinions, and judgements about the issue of houselessness (formerly known as homelessness, sorry RV dwellers). However, there is logic, understanding, and science in this space. We'll explore the turbulent world of the unhoused, what people get wrong, and in the next episode, what we can do about it. Check out the first part of this two-part series. 

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Holidays (3/26/2025):

• American Red Cross Giving Day
• Good Hair Day
• Legal Assistants Day
• Little Red Wagon Day
• Live Long and Prosper Day
• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
• Manatee Appreciation Day
• National Nougat Day
• Purple Day
• Solitude Day
• Spinach Day
• Wear a Hat Day
• Autism Acceptance Week
• International Phace Syndrome Awareness
• National Cleaning Week
• National Green Week
• National Physicians Week
• National Second-Hand Shopping Week
• National Tsunami Awareness Week
• Tick Bite Prevention Week
• Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination

Links and References: 

1. https://backpackbed.org/us/facts-about-homelessness/?gad_source=1
2. https://nvhs.org/myths-and-misconceptions-about-homelessness/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlbW-BhCMARIsADnwaspyqcN1vZDUaPMEUJK_aJ5y-CZOfcxzLGKP8w4abkuy8Ia3Y3uc2v0aAm3jEALw_wcB
3. https://community.solutions/research-posts/the-truth-about-homelessness/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlbW-BhCMARIsADnwaspZN_1FeneY5XoIx2bpTFpH-NEo5Kzkyz5z0v6WZriZtTclugiYoKoaApoHEALw_wcB
4. https://blanchethouse.org/homeless-houseless-unhoused-glossary-about-homelessness/
5. https://www.councilforthehomeless.org/myths-facts-about-homelessness/
6. https://www.operationtinyhome.org/
7. https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/addressing-social-determinants-health-among-individuals-experiencing-homelessness
8. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jaba.60
9. https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2018-47965-001
10. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/casp.2863
11. https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness/
12. https://brushwiththelaw.org/brush-with-the-law-hoboglyphs-art-and-learning-class-homeless-shelter/
13. https://www.nsa.gov/History/National-Cryptologic-Museum/Exhibits-Artifacts/Exhibit-View/Article/2718897/hobo-communications-a-brief-history-of-hobos-and-their-signs/#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20term,the%20highest%20of%20the%20handsome.

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