Why Homelessness Is a Brain Problem.

The article focuses on the neurobiological framework explaining why homelessness interventions often fail when applied too late. It presents evidence that chronic stress from homelessness progressively damages brain regions responsible for planning and future-oriented thinking—such as the hippocampu...

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Published in:	Skeptic Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 38 - 48
Main Author:	MENKE, J. MICHAEL
Format:	Article
Published:	Skeptics Society 2026
Subjects:	Brain damage Neurobiology Homeless persons Treatment delay (Medicine) Homelessness Rehabilitation Psychological stress Cognition disorders United States
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