Department of Pediatrics

Opinion: Denver has a hidden youth homelessness crisis but we can be a leader in solving the problem nationwide

Written by The Colorado Sun | January 23, 2025

Opinion column by Matthew Y. Westfall, a Denver native and an internal medicine resident at the University of Colorado School of Medicine: “Our recent study collaboration with the University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Denver affirms what homelessness experts have known for a long time: Point-in-time counts significantly underestimate homelessness, especially among young people.”