When we walk by forgotten humanity, broken systems, and the role we can each play in ending homelessness in America
"Think about the last time that you saw or interacted with an unhoused person. What did you do? What did you say? Did you offer money or a smile, or did you avert your gaze? When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose--in ourselves and as a society--when...
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Berkeley, California :
North Atlantic Books,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Humanity. Relational poverty
- Stigma, stereotypes, and shame
- Exclusion
- Paternalism
- Individualism
- Part II: Systems. Housing
- Work, wages, and wealth
- Health care
- Mental and behavioral health
- Criminal justice
- Youh development
- Part III: Solutions. Fixing broken systems
- Healing our humanity
- Acknowledgments
- Recommended media
- Notes
- Index
- About the authors.
