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Article
Publication Date
6-5-2018
Abstract
"An increasing number of people are sleeping outside in tents, doorways, and under bridges. In England, 4,751 people “slept rough” on a single night in autumn 2017, an increase of 15% from 2016. In the United States, 192,875 people were unsheltered on a given night in January, a 9% increase from 2016.
Both the UK and the US, and many other countries around the world, are witnessing a visible rise in tent encampments, legal and illegal. Tent cities have been reported in London, as well as in Milton Keynes, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Oxford and Sheffield. Across the US, tent cities are growing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, St. Louis, Las Cruces, Indianapolis and Honolulu."
Recommended Citation
Snedker, Karen A. and Jennifer McKinney. 2018. “Four Myths about Homelessness: Voices from a Tent City.” The Conversation. June 5. https://theconversation.com/four-myths-about-homelessness-voices-from-a-tent-city-96943.
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This article was originally published in The Conversation in 2018.