Anna Patrick #timeforchange
@annaleapatrick
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Reporter covering homelessness for @seattletimes. Tips @ [email protected] | Formerly at @wvgazettemail
Seattle, WA
Joined February 2015
This story is stunning. Incredible reporting/writing on how police, jail guards and others respond to people in mental health crisis. Read the three opening scenes. Then, when you're over the shock, keep reading. @DBeekman @seattletimes
https://t.co/lVMeWzapvR
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Two men were arrested in Yakima County while suffering mental crises. The man who went to jail died behind bars. The man who went free had to investigate.
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This is stunning. In Washington, only 11 youth detox beds exist *statewide.* In this @seattletimes story, @HannahFurfaro tells the story of a teen named Maddy, for whom "access to buprenorphine wasn’t enough. Detox wasn’t available. Rehab came too late." https://t.co/I9mreA44R0
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Government and medical system failures have created a void in addiction treatment for young Washingtonians during a particularly deadly moment in the opioid crisis.
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Today, @seattletimes launched a new series called High Risk, which investigates government and medical system failures that have created a void in addiction treatment for young Washingtonians during a particularly deadly moment in the opioid crisis:
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Government and medical system failures have created a void in addiction treatment for young Washingtonians during a particularly deadly moment in the opioid crisis.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @HannahFurfaro is just the best. And she is so deserving of this. Very excited to cheer her on.
Congratulations to @HannahFurfaro of the @seattletimes for winning the 2024 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting! Hannah will use the $20,000 grant to support a book on rare diseases. “It’s time to rethink what we know about what’s rare,” she says. https://t.co/PjZVsZIdi3
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Riverton church in Tukwila became a hub for asylum seekers after employees with Seattle PD referred the first families there. Now, as the situation overwhelms the church, some question why Seattle isn't spending more resources to help W/@annaleapatrick
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The first asylum-seekers in the current wave came to Seattle, where city employees eventually sent them to Tukwila. But whose crisis is this to pay for?
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We've been working on something… In a week, @sydbrownstone, @esmyjimenez, and I drop a new podcast: "Lost Patients" For years, we’ve reported on people with untreated psychosis and wondered, “Why is it like this?” Here is our attempt to answer that: https://t.co/223VfxLGFv
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KUOW and The Seattle Times partner on six-part investigative series on the difficulties of treating psychosis and serious mental illness in Seattle and cities across the U.S.
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Seattle's lack of restrooms affects people in every neighborhood, from Northgate to Rainier Beach. A journey through the city shows just how much. @dbeekman & @annaleapatrick
https://t.co/Jt3resa7zi
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Where to go when nature calls? Seattle has a public restroom problem. From @DBeekman and @annaleapatrick
https://t.co/HBrPRT7c5J via @seattletimes
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Everyone benefits from clean, safe and abundant public restrooms, but Seattle has a crappy supply. Is there a plan to fix that?
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Hundreds of asylum-seekers found Tukwila church, but who will help? | The Seattle Times (via @annaleapatrick)
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There are about 180 migrants and asylum-seekers living on the property of a church in Tukwila, and so far it has received little governmental support.
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Where do you go in Seattle when you have to pee? Tell me and @annaleapatrick your stories about restroom access.
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Have you run into challenges when it comes to finding a bathroom in Seattle? The Seattle Times wants to hear from you, whether workarounds or horror stories.
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King County offered Burien $1 million to help deal with a homeless encampment, but the city can't decide whether to accept the rare deal, despite weeks of debate.
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King County offered Burien the money to help address its homelessness crisis, but the city can't decide whether to accept the deal, despite weeks of debate.
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Last week, members delivered a petition, now signed by more than 1,500 people, to @SeattleTimesCo leadership demanding a fair wage proposal. We've not received an updated counter in nearly a month. We're excited to see management's response in today's bargaining session.
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NEW: Nearly 300 people have left a hotel shelter program that collapsed this spring — either to temporary shelter, permanent housing or an unknown destination. @annaleapatrick
https://t.co/kFLkz3dM6N
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The effort to keep hotel residents from the street cost hours of overtime and a new hotel lease, delaying an effort to reduce visible homelessness in Seattle.
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1/ Today I published a story I’ve been wanting to do ever since I landed on the @seattletimes investigative team (@STWatchdog). It’s a bit of an odd one with an interesting backstory, so I ask you to bear with me and read through this *thread*.
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After America's withdrawal from Afghanistan, Washington received a surge of new arrivals. To help, King County tried something new: It opened hotels for refugees. (Via @annaleapatrick)
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After America's withdrawal from Afghanistan, Washington received a surge of new arrivals. To help, King County tried something new: It opened hotels for refugees.
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Y'all, my Seattle Times colleagues work their asses off to report important local stories every day. But with low and stagnant wages, it's getting harder to afford to live in the place we report on. Sign our petition today to show your support for our fight for better pay!!
Last night, @SeattleTimesCo publisher @fblethen participated in a forum to discuss saving journalism. Our members gathered out front and shared our ideas — namely, fair pay and equal rights for all members. Please sign our petition to show your support: https://t.co/JyDrDymMHV
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We appreciate the shout-out in @TheStranger's Friday Slog AM for our bargaining campaign. Sign our petition to support our fight for fair pay, equal rights and better parental leave: https://t.co/JyDrDymMHV
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Burien’s unresolved crisis over where unsheltered homeless people should live took an unexpected turn recently when city leaders directed their frustration and anger toward one of their own appointed officials. https://t.co/2b9VfbPFCc
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Last week, the City Council removed the Planning Commission chair, Charles Schaefer after he helped homeless campers multiple times to resettle on city-owned land.
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At the end of May @Crosscut parent company, @CascadePubMedia , decided to lay off 5 women, two of us women of color working in communities that have historically been misrepresented and/or systematically excluded in media coverage in the past.
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Attention, Mariners fans! Would you like to be in my @seattletimes illustration for the All Star Game section preview? DM me a pic from a game day and I'll consider adding you into the crowd. I'd rather draw real fans than generic people. :) Or email: gcampanario@seattletimes.com
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