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#427 Which approaches actually WORK to solve the homeless problem?

In this eye-opening episode, I sat down with a man who doesn’t just talk about homelessness — he fixes it. My guest, Dr. Dave Marlon, is an expert with boots on the ground, working daily to pull people out of despair and prevent the crisis from exploding in Las Vegas. Together, we cut through the hand-wringing and political posturing to talk about practical, proven strategies for helping the homeless and keeping more people from ending up on the streets. No sugarcoating, no empty promises — just real talk about real solutions.

Dave’s op-ed published in the Review Journal: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/las-vegas-review-journal-sunday/20250622/282617448725805

Golden Ticket: https://vegasstronger.org/the-golden-ticket/

Vegas Stronger https://vegasstronger.org/

Soft White Underbelly https://www.youtube.com/@SoftWhiteUnderbelly

“The Tragedy of American Compassion” book: https://www.regnery.com/9781684514168/the-tragedy-of-american-compassion/

Dave Marlon Bio

Dave Marlon, PsyD, MBA, LADC-S, CPC-I, SAP is an interventionist, social entrepreneur and addictionologist. He co-founded and serves as CEO of Vegas Stronger, a nonprofit that is working to end homelessness in Las Vegas by addressing key issues such as substance abuse, mental illness, and health issues. He founded and built one of the most successful addiction recovery centers in the country in the heart of Southern Nevada. The 30-year Las Vegas resident, after successfully addressing his own struggles with substance abuse, realized that he was uniquely suited to help others confronting addiction. Dave has been clean and sober since 5/15/05.
His peers have consistently recognized Dave as a leader in his field. He is the President of the Southern Nevada Association of Addiction Professionals (S.N.A.A.P.) and the 2018 National Advocacy Award from the Association for Addiction Professionals. Locally, he has been recognized as a graduate of the Leadership Las Vegas program, with the Mayor’s Commendation, and received the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada’s Vanguard Award. He has served on the Governor’s Substance Abuse Working Group. Dave’s work in the recovery sector earned him the Inspired Excellence Award from Las Vegas H.E.A.L.S.
He founded The C.A.R.E. Coalition and The Solutions Foundation, both of which combat substance abuse in Southern Nevada and help raise awareness about addictive behavior and its consequences. Dave has served on many nonprofit boards such as H.E.L.P. of Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, the Nevada Donor Network, Serving Our Kids Foundation, Shine-A-Light, and the U.N.L.V. Soccer Foundation. He has helped establish the first public recovery high school in the nation and is helping champion the fight against the opiate epidemic through the foundation, Vegas Stronger. He formerly was CEO of Crossroads of Southern Nevada, an indigent detox and housing facility, and Solutions Recovery, the largest private alcohol and other drug rehabilitation company in the state.
Altogether, Dave has more than 30 years of health care experience in both recovery and insurance. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the State University of New York and holds a Master’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dave is pursuing his Doctorate degree in psychology at Walden University and is all but dissertation (ABD), towards his PsyD. In Nevada, he is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor – Supervisor, a Clinical Professional Counselor Intern, and a Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional.
Dave was featured in season 22 of A&E’s Emmy award-winning show Intervention. Dave’s most important role is as father to his two boys, Owen and Tristan. He enjoys boxing, mountain climbing, and helping others in recovery.

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#421 A 900 bed homeless shelter for the middle of Vegas???

The “Campus for Hope”, a proposed 900 bed homeless shelter, is a disaster for an established Las Vegas neighborhood and the schools and businesses that surround it, not to mention the quality of life and the hit property values will undoubtedly take. Community activist Lisa Mayo-DeReriso joined me to discuss what THEY (the politicians) are trying to do and what YOU can do to stop it. 

What the Governor is saying about Campus for Hope: https://goed.nv.gov/newsroom/nevada-governors-office-of-economic-development-approves-application-for-campus-for-hope/ 

Campus for Hope website: https://nevadahope.org/

Lisa Mayo https://mayoandassoc.com/

Books I mentioned: 

The Tragedy of American Compassion (Marvin Olasky) 

Life at the bottom; The Worldview that Makes the Underclass (Theodore Dalrymple)

Crime around Reno Haven for Hope: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/fight-outside-haven-for-hope-leads-to-one-man-being-stabbed-multiple-times-investigation-sanantonio-texas-police-altercation-suspect-victim-ambulance-stabbing 

More crime around Reno location: https://mynews4.com/news/local/david-turner-sentenced-to-life-for-planning-killing-spree-with-hit-and-run

Crime around San Antonio campus: https://crimegrade.org/property-crime-78207/

Who chooses homelessness: https://thenevadaglobe.com/fl/opinion-renos-homeless-crisis-exposed-only-10-are-truly-homeless-90-choose-to-live-on-the-streets/

Nevada Cares Campus deaths: https://thisisreno.com/2024/04/23-people-have-died-at-the-nevada-cares-campus-since-opening-in-2021/

San Antonio lies about their campus: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Haven-for-Hope-causing-headaches-for-neighbors-3763459.php

What they call shelters these days: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-marbut_n_6738948

Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/halt-construction-of-campus-for-hope-and-forensics-facility?recruiter=1372130151&recruited_by_id=3580ae70-2163-11f0-9b3d-5d18d8d2c18f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink 

Vegas business owner being hurt by F1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wweRvDdz9Fw

Let these “public servants know how you feel: 

City Councilman Brian Knudsen

495 S. Main Street

Las Vegas NV 89101

702.229.6405

@BrianforLV

Fabian Donate, State Senator District 10

401 South Carson Street 

Carson City, NV 89701-4747

Phone: (775) 684-1427

@FabianDonate

Vernice Karris, Assemblywoman District 10

2208 Kirkland Avenue 

Las Vegas, NV 89102-4419

Phone: (702) 768-2210

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Heidi Harris Show Podcast #187: Vegas Pastors planing a homeless protest?

Some local Pastors are planning a January protest in Downtown Las Vegas about the new regulations on homeless people who have been taking over private property around Downtown Vegas. Since when is GOVERNMENT supposed to care for them? When did Jesus call on public officials to care for these people? If every church in Vegas took in a few homeless, this “problem” would be SOLVED.

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Heidi Harris Show Podcast #91: What WOULD help the homeless?

Is homelessness getting worse, or are the people who prefer to live on the streets just getting more bold? David Robeck, behavioral health professional and author of “Will Work For; The Untold Stories of the Homeless” talks about the wrong approaches to fixing the problem of homelessness, and some that might actually work.

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