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Homeless population declines in L.A. County, U.S.
LA County is seeing progress in reducing the amount of homeless in their county.
A report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows a decrease in the overall homeless population in Los Angeles County, and a more marked decrease in the number of homeless veterans.
The recently released report, which is based on point-in-time estimates from counts conducted on a single night in January 2012, found that Los Angeles’ total homeless population had dropped by 6.8% from the previous year, while the number of homeless nationwide had held steady.
The number of estimated homeless veterans in Los Angeles had decreased by 22%, from 8,131 to 6,371, the largest drop in any major city surveyed. The change represented a continuation of a downward trend over the last several years.
Bill Daniels, chief of mental health at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, credited a variety of programs — and more aggressive outreach to chronically homeless veterans — with helping to reduce the number of veterans living on the streets in Los Angeles.
“We’ve worked closely with the community and community partners, and no one agency can do it alone,” he said.
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