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    The document discusses homelessness in Chicago and New York. In Chicago, 138,575 people were homeless in 2014, a 19.4% increase from the previous year. Over 22,000 Chicago Public School students were also homeless in 2013-2014, most of whom were children of color or disabled. New York saw 20,000 homeless people under age 24, many of whom faced abuse or identified as LGBT and turned to substance abuse.

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    The document discusses homelessness in Chicago and New York. In Chicago, 138,575 people were homeless in 2014, a 19.4% increase from the previous year. Over 22,000 Chicago Public School students were also homeless in 2013-2014, most of whom were children of color or disabled. New York saw 20,000 homeless people under age 24, many of whom faced abuse or identified as LGBT and turned to substance abuse.

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    Tale ofTw o Cities

    Chicago

    138,575 people were homeless


    in Chicago in 2014
    19.4% increase from the
    previous year

    House Bill 4501 (2014) was


    passed

    Allows unaccompanied youth to consent


    to their own medical care for nonemergency illnesses and injuries

    22. 144 Chicago Public School


    Students were homeless during
    the 2013-14 school year
    98.2% were children of color
    20% were disabled
    2,647 were unaccompanied
    youth

    New York

    20,000 homeless people 24 years


    old and younger
    39% were 18 years old and
    younger
    42% were younger than age 5
    40% identified as LGBT
    46% escaped a home where
    physical abuse took place
    17% escaped a home where
    sexual abuse took place
    75% of homeless youth self
    medicate and abuse
    substances

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