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Carrie Feibel

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A photo of tents lining a street in California.

State Lawmakers Eye Forced Treatment to Address Overlap in Homelessness and Mental Illness

By April Dembosky, KQED and Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting and Carrie Feibel May 16, 2023

Democratic politicians in California and Oregon are reconsidering the restrictions of involuntary commitment laws. They argue that not helping people who are seriously ill and living in squalor on the streets is inhumane.

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As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel December 2, 2020

More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — It’s the health care workforce.

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