Officials in Los Angeles County approved a motion to declare a state of emergency over the region's homeless crisis on Tuesday. The declaration, officials say, will expedite supportive and material services for people who are unhoused.
, Barger noted,"It will help us cut through red tape, accelerate our hiring of mental health professionals & streamline contracting services."
The declaration intends to speed up timelines for various logistical procedures required to establish contracts between homeless services providers and the county. This would ideally mean that resources and services are given to people experiencing homelessness more quickly in the future than they are right now. Currently, the bidding and selection processes that precedes a finalized contract between L.A.
As Barger and Horvath pointed out in their motion, the 2022 homeless count showed a 55% increase in the homeless population from a count conducted in January 2015, before the Homeless Initiative or Measure H were implemented. The 2022 count also revealed that roughly 70% of people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County — or more than 48,000 people — were unsheltered and living in cars or outside. That number is the highest of any county in the U.S.
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