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The episode discusses the impact of extreme heat and inadequate shelter in Phoenix, exploring the intersection of poverty, homelessness, and public policy.

Send us Fan Mail Erika gives and update on what is happening on the ground in Phoenix, where extreme heat makes shade and hydration a matter of life and death, and where the gap between need and available shelter beds turns “public order” policies into survival crises. We also unpack how mutual aid gets targeted, why lawsuits matter, and what it means when a city’s response leans on policing instead of housing. We then explore another stated where criminalization of homelessness as a ...

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Hosts: Erika, Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP, Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel

Topics covered

• poverty
• homelessness
• mutual aid
• public policy
• criminalization
• shelter
• survival crises

Keywords

• poverty
• homelessness
• mutual aid
• public order
• shelter beds
• criminalization
• Phoenix

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Places: Phoenix, extreme heat, public order, housing

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