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Study News
Latest updates and media mentions
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Data and analysis from the Minnesota Homeless Study provide insights and inform action in the work to eliminate homelessness in Minnesota.
Below are highlights of the many ways we are sharing what we learned from the study to make an impact.
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Minnesota Homeless Study In the News
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- Homelessness in Minnesota has declined since 2018, according to new study (Star Tribune)
- Researchers: Homelessness declined slightly in Minnesota since 2018, pandemic effect unclear (MPR News)
- Homeless coalition meets with state lawmakers to push for funding, new encampment law (MPR News)
- Homelessness down 7% in Minnesota since 2018, study says (Pioneer Press)
- Minnesota Homeless Study resumes after 5 years (MPR News)
- Volunteers to survey people experiencing homelessness for the first time since 2018 (MPR News)
- Homeless youth (TPT Almanac) - Michelle Decker Gerrard and James Lewis of The Link discuss findings from a report to the Minnesota Legislature on youth homelessness.
Study Updates
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2023 Study Results
10,522 people were experiencing homelessness in Minnesota on a single night in 2023. Find initial counts data from the 2023 Minnesota Homeless Study and Reservation Homeless Study.
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Minnesota Homeless Study interviews took place throughout the day on October 26, 2023.
On the Podcast
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November 25, 2019
withBrian Pittman
Guests discuss the alarming increase in people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota who are staying outside of formal shelter, why this is happening, and what...
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March 1, 2018
withMichelle Decker Gerrard
Guests discuss what we know about who is homeless in Minnesota, the causes of homelessness, and the one thing they would do to end it.
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