Policy Crimes
Policy Crimes uncovers how public policies create harm—and how more humane alternatives could save lives and public money. Each season investigates the hidden costs of a major policy failure and the value proposition of doing the right thing. From The Publication Cooperative.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
The Biggest 'Housing First' Trial | Dr. Eric Latimer
In our first three episodes on the Cost of Homelessness, we explored how housing the homeless can often cost less than leaving them in the emergency system. But that's not always the case for every p…
Housing as Healthcare | Dr. Cheryl Forchuk
In this episode, Dr. Cheryl Forchuk — a leading Canadian researcher and mental health nurse — traces how hospitals shifted from rarely discharging patients into homelessness to doing so with alarming…
The Cost of Homelessness in Canada | Steve Pomeroy
Governments often ask whether we can afford to house people experiencing homelessness. Housing policy expert Steve Pomeroy flips the question: how much are we already paying to keep people homeless?
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The Cost of Homelessness in America | Dr. Dennis Culhane
Homelessness is one of the most visible and urgent policy challenges of our time. But what if the way we respond to it — through shelters, emergency rooms, and jails — is more expensive than simply p…