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Category: Advocacy

Blaming the Business

May 5, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

An incident occurred recently in Syracuse, New York wherein a homeless man was invited by a passer-by to enjoy a…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Blaming The Business, Blaming The Victim, Dr. Mary, Homeless Filed under: #advocacy #drmary #homelessness #blamingthebusiness #blamingthevictim

Stop Recycling Chronically Homeless Human Beings

April 24, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

We cannot resolve chronic homelessness by endlessly recycling people from shelters to hospitals to jails to rehabs to court to…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless Filed under: #advocacy #advocacytraining #drmary #emotionaleducation #homelessness

A Frustrating Morning

April 10, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

One of my people has a disabling traumatic brain injury and a history of numerous incarcerations. He has bounced around…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless, Traumatic Brain Injury Filed under: #advocacy #advocacytraining #drmary #emotionaleducation #homelessness #traumaticbraininjury

A Few Days in the Life

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Advocacy is very much about intensive follow-up activity once chronically homeless people have been housed. Within the past few days,…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless, Traumatic Brain Injury Filed under: #drmary #advocacy #advocacytraining #emotionaleducation #homelessness #traumaticbraininjury

You Can Do This Too!

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I was in downtown Syracuse yesterday with a WW II veteran I’d brought to the VA Hospital for an appointment…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Homeless Filed under: #drmary #advocacy #advocacytraining #homelessness

Band of Brothers

March 25, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

Lending a helping hand. People helping each other concept. One of my people was released from an inpatient substance abuse…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless, Substances Filed under: #advocacy #drmary #homelessness #emotionaleducation #substances

Reagan Administration

March 12, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

I’m always puzzled by the very reverent memories that so many hold of those years. My memories are of first…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Homeless Filed under: #advocacy #advocacytraining #drmary #homelessness

Home Sweet Home

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The woman having her hair cut and styled in this photo just moved into her very own apartment this month…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Donationd, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless Filed under: #advocacytraining #advocacy #emotionaleducation #homelessness #drmary

Recycling Homeless People

March 7, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

After spending over ten years working intensively with chronically homeless people and conducting research on the streets, I’ve noted that…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless Filed under: #advocacy #advocacytraining #drmary #emotionaleducation #homeless

Mental Illness

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There are so many inaccurate preconceptions about “mental illness” when it comes to people experiencing homelessness that appropriate interventions may…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Self Help Filed under: #advocacy #advocacytraining #drmary #emotionaleducation #selfhelp

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