Changing the Narrative About Homelessness
The Changing the Narrative about Homelessness Podcast features insightful discussions with local and national experts on topics such as housing, homelessness, and community issues.
This informative and engaging podcast builds upon the success of the Changing the Narrative Webinar Series, recognized as one of the top 5 "Most Innovative Awareness Campaigns in 2021" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The podcast continues the conversation and promotes understanding and empathy for those affected by homelessness. Join us in changing the narrative about homelessness in our neighborhoods. Together, we can be the solution we want to see in our communities.
Podcasting since 2023 • 14 episodes
Changing the Narrative About Homelessness
Latest Episodes
Drug Addiction Is Not the Root of Homelessness
Laura Guzman, Executive Director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition, and Shawn Morrissey, Vice President of Advocacy and Community Engagement at Union Station Homeless Services, engage in a candid dialogue with host Anne Mis...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:38
No! Mental Illness is Not the Cause of Homelessness
In this episode, we'll be addressing a pervasive misconception surrounding homelessness: the assumption that all unhoused individuals are suffering from mental illness, largely as a result of the closure of mental institutions in the 1970s and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:22
Domestic Violence, Women and Homelessness
Domestic violence is one of the main drivers into homelessness for 60,000 unhoused women in the state and 18,000 homeless women in Los Angeles County. Survivors can experience obstacles both in looking for housing and maintaining safe housing.&...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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29:58
The Rise in Latino Homelessness
In this episode, host Anne Miskey delves into the causes of the rise in homelessness among the Latino community. Joined by Dr. Melissa Chinchilla, Health Services Researcher with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Adrian De Leon, Associ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:39
Creating a "Buzz" to End Homelessness
In this special episode, Anne gives a behind the scenes look at how Union Station Homeless Services was able to culminate its 50th year anniversary with its first ever float in the 2024 Rose Parade! The "Bee the Solution" to ending homelessness...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:00