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Following is a statement by Dr. Margot Kushel, MD, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California, San Francisco on the 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Conducted by the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH) is the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s. The study provides a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of homelessness in California and recommends policy changes to shape programs in response.

The UC Center Sacramento hosted a "Special Winter Symposium: Dimensions of Chronic Homelessness and the Search for Solutions." In session 4, Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Housing and Homelessness Initiative, joined State Senator John Laird and Dr. Toby Ewing to discuss how California is addressing the issue of people who are chronically unsheltered and what barriers remain.