Erica Sweeney Erica Sweeney is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based freelance writer and editor. Her work has appeared at HuffPost, Teen Vogue, CityLab, and more.
Good Practice: Medical Respite Programs Offer Homeless Patients a Place to Go Erica Sweeney Viral cases of "patient dumping" this year have shown that many homeless patients simply have nowhere to go after a hospital stay.
Sleep Deprivation Is an ‘Unrecognized Problem’ for Homeless People Erica Sweeney For domestic violence survivors, who often experience post-traumatic stress disorder and may find themselves homeless, the effects of not sleeping can be heightened.
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