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Wichita counted 42 homeless deaths last year, but the count is suspect

At least 42 homeless people died in Wichita in 2023. But the actual number could be bigger.  Neither Sedgwick County nor Wichita keeps records of people who die without stable housing.  “We simply don’t have metrics,” said Shelly Steadman, the director of the regional forensic center in Sedgwick County. Without reliable data, it is harder […]

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