TITLE: Homelessness in 2026: When Streets Become Mental Asylums In a dimly lit alleyway of downtown Los Angeles, a woman named Maria sits hunched over, her eyes fixed on the ground.

She’s been living on the streets for two years, and the weight of her past haunts her more than the cold.

“I used to have a job, a home, a family,” she says, voice trembling.

Source: Multiple news outlets