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Morgan Philbin
Opinion
The Shelter System Isn’t Equipped for LGBTQ+ Youth
The Progressive Magazine
July 1, 2024
In this op-ed, Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS, associate director at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative and director of the Educations Program, highlights the lack of tailored programming and s...
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Morgan Philbin
Opinion
The Shelter System Isn’t Equipped for LGBTQ+ Youth
The Progressive Magazine
July 1, 2024
In this op-ed, Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS, associate director at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative and director of the Educations Program, highlights the lack of tailored programming and shelters where LGTBQ+ youth feel safe, resulting in youths feeling safer on the streets. She calls for state and local governments to invest in tailored services to support LGTBQ+ teenagers and youth. Dr. Philbin writes, "These programs should coordinate with each other to most effectively deliver the services within their expertise, while simultaneously ensuring every young person has their needs met." This op-ed was published as part of the Public Voices Fellowship in partnership with The OpEd Project and funding from the California Health Care Foundation
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Marguerita Lightfoot
Opinion
Most Unhoused Youth Are Invisible. How Do We Bring Them Out of the Shadows?
San Francisco Chronicle
February 4, 2024
In this op-ed, Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, MA, Associate Dean for Research at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, highlights the need to make youth experiencing homelessness more visible. She outline...
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Marguerita Lightfoot
Opinion
Most Unhoused Youth Are Invisible. How Do We Bring Them Out of the Shadows?
San Francisco Chronicle
February 4, 2024
In this op-ed, Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, MA, Associate Dean for Research at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, highlights the need to make youth experiencing homelessness more visible. She outlines that the estimates of youth experiencing homelessness are vastly underrepresented. Youth experiencing homelessness are often not in the locations that are surveyed. Dr. Lightfoot writes, "It falls to HUD and lawmakers to make the invisible, visible — to look for and truly see young people experiencing homelessness." This op-ed was published as part of the Public Voices Fellowship in partnership with The OpEd Project and funding from the California Health Care Foundation.
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Reports
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area
May 13, 2023
The pandemic has had and continues to have a profound impact on youth experiencing homelessness  in the Bay Area. Youth and Allies Against Homelessness (YAAH) employed a web-based survey of such youth...
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Reports
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Experiencing Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area
May 13, 2023
The pandemic has had and continues to have a profound impact on youth experiencing homelessness  in the Bay Area. Youth and Allies Against Homelessness (YAAH) employed a web-based survey of such youth in San Francisco and Alameda counties to document the impact of the pandemic on their trajectory to adulthood during the summer of 2021.
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Youth Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Unique Needs and Practical Strategies From International Perspectives
Journal of Adolescent Health
February 1, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) were disproportionately impacted; there were common upstream factors, including racism, homophobia, poverty, and structural violence ...
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Our Research
Youth Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Unique Needs and Practical Strategies From International Perspectives
Journal of Adolescent Health
February 1, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) were disproportionately impacted; there were common upstream factors, including racism, homophobia, poverty, and structural violence that place youth at risk for homelessness and exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Public health guidelines overlooked YEH. In this commentary, researchers discuss practical strategies to address the unique health and social needs of YEH.
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