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Middle-aged homeless people often have health issues typically seen among much older populations and their mental health needs often remain untreated because the existing healthcare infrastructure is too small to meet the need.ย (Texas Standard)

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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the...