References and Citations used in “Homelessness in America”

Los Angeles fails to build homeless units

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-23/city-
controller-audit-los-angeles-homelessness

Trump invokes Defense Production Act

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/trump-defense-
production-act-coronavirus/index.html

Trump orders GM to make ventilators

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/27/trump-orders-general-motors-
to-make-ventilators-under-defense-production-act.html

Average life expectancy of homeless person in US

https://www.streetsensemedia.org/article/there-are-literally-
thousands-of-people-dying-homeless-on-the-streets-of-america/
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25% of homeless are mentally ill

https://www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/homelessness-and-mental-
illness-challenge-our-society

Rat borne diseases impact homeless

https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/10/16/rat-borne-disease-of-
high-risk-to-homeless-identified-in-boston/

Rep. Tim Murphy comments on homeless and mental illness

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/12/mental-
health-system-crisis/7746535/

Old hospitals turned into condos

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hospitals-to-housing-
20170928-story.html

$72,000 per bed to bring old hospitals back to life

https://pajhwok.com/2021/12/29/21-covid-19-hospitals-shut-due-
to-lack-of-fund-moph/

China builds new hospital in 10 days

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-china-managed-build-
entirely-new-hospital-in-10-days-2020-2

University education in Sweden is free

https://www.mastersportal.com/articles/356/tuition-fees-and-
international-scholarships-in-sweden.html

Sweden medical system is generally free

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-
center/countries/sweden

Compulsory care of addicts in Sweden

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11979009/

How much residential drug rehab costs

San Francisco homeless shelter experiment

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-san-franciscos-first-
prefab-tiny-home-village-homeless-crisis-2022-3

Loaves and Fishes homeless community

https://mlf.org/

Elon Musk Boxable house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DBpKv1StII

Teresa Smith, Dreams for Change

https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2017/07/04/dreams-for-change-
helping-san-diegos-homeless-find-shelter/

Social worker average salary

https://www.indeed.com/career/social-worker/salaries

Ukraine Aid package passes Senate 87 to 11

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/19/senate-40-billion-
ukraine-aid-bill-00033719

Defense industry punditss on TV

https://jacobin.com/2022/04/defense-industry-ex-military-officials-
pundits-corporate-news-ukraine
Daniel VAjdich of Atlantic Councial and $900,000 contract with
Ukraine oil and gas lobby

https://www.foreignlobby.com/2021/09/08/ukraine-dominates-
new-us-lobbying-for-second-month-in-a-row/

Homeless person dies every hour and 10 minutes

https://homelessdeathscount.org/