
Opinion: Storytelling about homelessness may increase empathy, spur action newsthirst.
The homelessness crisis in the U.S. is exacerbated by a lack of empathy for unhoused people, but using storytelling might change sentiments around who is worthy of help, according to a recent commentary in Time co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Howard Koh and Amanda Yarnell. In the Dec. 23, 2024, piece,…