It is estimated that there are more than 90,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in New York state. Many experts believe that this is a significant underestimation that does not capture, for example, all of the people living out of their cars or “couch surfing.” This crisis is not limited to our large cities but affects our rural and suburban communities as well.

While many people assume that mental health and substance abuse are the primary causes of homelessness in the United States, in fact, the top four causes of homelessness, in order, are lack of affordable housing, unemployment, poverty and low wages. Individuals experiencing homelessness face mounting challenges, from availability of affordable housing and the resumption of thousands of eviction proceedings following the lifting of the moratorium related to COVID-19 to accessibility to quality and consistent mental and physical healthcare.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]