Whitney Bryen

John Parke and Tiffany Deen are among about 20 unhoused people who regularly sleep at Foster Park, the small space in the center of Clarkston that the city designated for camping. Whitney Bryen / InvestigateWest

John Parke, known as “Cowboy,” is always ready to pack up and move. He stacks his black and blue tent, foam sleeping pad, and flannel-lined sleeping bag on top of a wagon that he hauls away every day at 7 a.m. before police arrive and order him and the other unhoused people of “camp town” to leave.

Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

This story was first published by InvestigateWest. John Parke, known as “Cowboy,” is always ready to pack up and move. He stacks his black and blue tent, foam sleeping pad, and flannel-lined sleeping bag on top of a wagon that he hauls away every day at 7 a.m. before police arrive and order him and […] The post As ‘empowered’ cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people in WA search for refuge appeared first on Washington State Standard.

Smaller cities in Washington continue to seek ways to regulate homelessness as court cases progress.

Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

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Over the past five years, health care providers have told Idaho Medicaid that 1,927 youth need the highest level of psychiatric treatment available, according to data provided by the state. Fewer than one-third of those directives were funded by the state. That has deprived 1,357 children with the most severe needs of their recommended care.

Idaho lacks options for teens requiring highest level of psychiatric treatment By Whitney Bryen /...

In a dark and sterile hospital room, the light from a cellphone highlighted the exhaustion on Brandon Wheeler’s face as he checked for an email offering help for his son. It wasn’t there.