President Donald Trump has issued an executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” aimed at the involuntary civil commitment of homeless people. The impact of this national policy change is potentially massive in Nevada,

The Trump administration is pushing to involuntarily commit more people to psychiatric hospitals in an effort to keep them off the street, according to a new executive order issued Friday. “Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the appropriate use of civil commitment will restore public order,

While it remains unclear if and how the July order signed by President Trump will take shape in New Hampshire, advocates say it could also change approaches to mental illness and substance use treatment.

President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week. It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into treatment for mental illness or addiction,