As Phoenix cracks down on outreach in public parks, advocates, doctors, neighborhood leaders and unhoused residents share concerns over what comes next, and question if the city is helping anyone.
Southwest Recovery Alliance leader Arlene Mahoney says Phoenix's approach to homelessness and drug use puts lives at risk by limiting access to harm reduction services.
For people living on Phoenix’s streets, keeping insulin cold or protecting a prescription can be nearly impossible. One doctor is rethinking what healthcare looks like when survival comes first.
Robert McElhose has spent 15 years surviving on Phoenix’s streets. He shares what it takes to make it through another day, and what the city's new ordinance means for his ability get help.
East Sunnyside block watch president Jeff Tisot supports Phoenix’s parks ordinance, arguing that outreach should focus on getting people into housing and treatment—not keeping them in public spaces.
Volunteer teams are providing care at protests where heat, age and political tension collide.
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