by Pat Hartman | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) often results from or is associated with traumatic brain injury. Among people experiencing homelessness, head injuries are common, sometimes inflicted in childhood by abusive relatives. Many people who currently experience...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a hot topic these days among civilians. In schools and even in the professional arena, contact sports are being rethought from the ground up. An irrefutable link between head trauma and homelessness has been identified....
by Pat Hartman | Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Phoenix Rises from the Ashes If there is one state in the union where military veterans might expect to be rendered top-shelf service every time, that state would be Texas. There are two regional benefits offices (Houston is the other) and the Waco office has not been...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Transportation to and from work, and child care, are major obstacles for many single parents. Brooke McLay met a mother experiencing homelessness (given the pseudonym of Tori) and treated her to a grocery shopping spree, with the understanding that photos...
by Pat Hartman | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Alan Graham of Community First Village This post is in essence a continuation of last week’s “Exciting Development in Austin,” so a reader who missed that one might want to catch up. What will go on there Disabled, chronically homeless people are at a great...