PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Homelessness has continued to rise over the past few years, but researchers at Northern Arizona University are leading the way in prevention measures that could help thousands around our state.
In 2023, 14,000 people were considered homeless in Arizona. That’s almost a 30% increase since 2020, according to data from NAU.
Laura Noll and Robert Wickham partnered with the Maricopa Association of Governments to determine what causes people to become homeless. The two professors of psychological sciences have been researching the causes of homelessness for years in hopes of finding ways to prevent it…