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My father suffered from schizophrenia. When I was an impressionable thirteen-year-old he had a nervous breakdown and heard a calling from God to takeā€¦
Douglas Blom
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February 2023

Using Artificial Intelligence to bridge social and economic divides
Matt Shaw
4
UnmentionablesListen now | Episode 003 of Facing Homelessness. Essay by Renee Rop.

January 2023

ā€œI knew he was in a bad way, but I never had any idea it was this bad,ā€ I thought to myself as I stood in dadā€™s house looking at the cardboard sign.
Matthew
3
Staying CleanListen now | Episode 002 of Facing Homelessness. Essay by Matt Hoffman.
Matt Shaw
1
PART 1
Michael ā€œQuillā€ Glass
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My Two LivesListen now | Episode 001. By Jennifer. Read by Peggi Knowe.
Speak Up
3
Alternate Title: A Clearly Complicated Conversation With a Crazy Cat at Culver's
Ann Nelson
3

December 2022

I bought my first house at age 22. When the housing market crashed, I crashed with it.
Loyal Opposition
2
I used to wonder how people became homeless. This probably started because there was a lady in Charlotte who used to wander the streets in a brightā€¦
Harry Griffin
6
Dear Reader, Over the last couple years since we began publishing Speak Up Mag online, youā€™ve had the opportunity to read many dozens of stories writtenā€¦
Matt Shaw
5

November 2022

NYC will start forcibly removing mentally ill people from the streets. Is this a good idea?Most of the people removed are likely to be homeless or vulnerably housed. ā€œThe move will include hospitalizing people from the subways and streā€¦
Speak Up
4
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