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How shots instead of pills could change California's homeless crisis
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How shots instead of pills could change California's homeless crisis

  • By MARISA KENDALL/CalMatters

Street doctors in California are using injectable medication as an increasingly common tool to help combat the state's intertwined homelessness and mental health crises. The injections replace oral medication and can provide relief from symptoms of psychosis for a month or longer. How to help the sickest of the estimated 180,000 homeless residents in the state has become a hot-button issue. Doctors say the goal is to get people thinking clearly, so that they can get off the streets. Dr. Coley King is the director of homeless health care for the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles. He said he's seen success with dozens of patients who take the shots.

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