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Towards a New Understanding
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Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 20, 2023
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 th...
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Towards a New Understanding
Reports
Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 20, 2023
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.
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"I Needed for You to See What I'm Talking About": Experiences With Telehealth Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
May 6, 2023
Little is known how older adults with a current or recent experience of homelessness navigated the switch to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers examined the perceptions and use of te...
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"I Needed for You to See What I'm Talking About": Experiences With Telehealth Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
May 6, 2023
Little is known how older adults with a current or recent experience of homelessness navigated the switch to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers examined the perceptions and use of telehealth, sampling from a larger longitudinal study on homeless-experienced adults in Oakland, CA. They found that the participants experienced challenges accessing the necessary technologies for telehealth.
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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel
GeriPal
April 20, 2023
Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Housing and Homelessness Initiative, talks about aging, the structural and individual factors that contribute to homelessness, and much more in the GeriPa...
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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel
GeriPal
April 20, 2023
Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Housing and Homelessness Initiative, talks about aging, the structural and individual factors that contribute to homelessness, and much more in the GeriPal podcast with Eric Widera, MD, and Alex Smith, MD, MPH, MS. During the conversation, Dr. Kushel said, "I like to say homelessness is a state and not a trait. It’s not an intrinsic quality of a person. It is an experience that they go through."
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Caregiving Needs Are Unmet for Many Older Homeless Adults: Findings from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine
November 1, 2022
In this cohort study, UCSF BHHI researchers found that most older homeless-experienced adults needed caregiving assistance and few received such assistance. Interventions that increase caregiving acce...
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Caregiving Needs Are Unmet for Many Older Homeless Adults: Findings from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine
November 1, 2022
In this cohort study, UCSF BHHI researchers found that most older homeless-experienced adults needed caregiving assistance and few received such assistance. Interventions that increase caregiving access for homeless-experienced individuals may help avoid poor health outcomes and costly long-term care needs due to untreated disabilities.
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