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Self-Storage Prices are Soaring to Unexpected Highs — Even for the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle
September 17, 2023
Self-storage prices are rising. With an unregulated industry, owners can raise rates to whatever the market will bear. People who experience homelessness often use storage units to safeguard important...
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A New Covid Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?
KFF Health News
September 15, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends new covid-19 booster vaccines for all. A boost in protection is important to protect people against severe COVID and death. However, structura...
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Saving Lives in our Homes: Qualitative Evaluation of a Tenant Overdose Response Program in Supportive, Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Housing
International Journal of Drug Policy
August 1, 2023
Drug overdose has increased in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. In San Francisco, single-room occupancy (SRO) tenants are more likely to dive of opioid overdose than non-SRO residen...
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Embracing Humanity in Our Approach to Studying Homelessness
Street Sheet
August 1, 2023
The California Statewide Study on People Experiencing Homelessness researchers included people who were formerly or are currently experiencing homelessness. In this op-ed, Claudine Sipili, one of the ...
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Using Behavioral Theory to Adapt Advance Care Planning for Homeless-Experienced Older Adults in Permanent Supportive Housing
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
August 1, 2023
Older adults experiencing chronic homelessness have low rates of advance care planning despite high rates of morbidity and mortality. Researchers explored if rehousing people who experience homelessne...
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The Association Between Interpersonal Violence and Unstable Housing Among Veterans
Military Medicine
August 1, 2023
Programs have been created to address housing for Veterans. However, Veterans are still at high risk for unstable housing. This study aimed to determine whether interpersonal violence was associated w...
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Addressing the Root Causes of Homelessness
Spectrum News
July 27, 2023
California is home to 30% of the nation's homeless population, and 50% of the nation's unsheltered population. The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative released the largest representative ...
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Largest Homelessness Study in Decades Unveils Insights on America’s Homeless Crisis
California Examiner
July 25, 2023
The California Statewide Study on People Experiencing Homelessness is the largest representative study on homelessness since the 1990s. The research highlighted crucial aspects of homelessness and deb...
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California Homeless Study May Provide Insight for Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting
July 24, 2023
On this podcast episode of Think Out Loud, Dave Miller speaks with Margot Kushel, MD, director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, about the new study on homelessness and how the ...
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Margot Kushel Explains Homelessness in California
California Sun
July 20, 2023
Everyday 171,000 people experience homelessness in California; in rural areas, in urban areas, throughout California. Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative ...
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The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis
The Atlantic
July 18, 2023
Researchers at UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative have released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years. Researchers surveyed over 3200 people experien...
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What We Learned From the Deepest Look at Homelessness in Decades
The Ezra Klein Show
July 18, 2023
California has 12% of the US's population, but makes up roughly half of the nation's unsheltered homeless population. In late June, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative released a land...
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Input from Homeless People When Studying Homelessness Is Essential
invisiblePeople
July 17, 2023
A landmark study by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) paints a different picture on people experiencing homelessness in California. Researchers at BHHI sought to capture the expe...
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Busting Homeless Myths: Q&A with a California Researcher
The Christian Science Monitor
July 13, 2023
California harbors 30% of the United State's homeless population, despite being home to 12% of the nation's population. A new study released by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative tries t...
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What Homelessness Is Really Like
Slate
July 12, 2023
California is home to 12% of the United State's population, but is home to nearly one-third of the nation’s people experiencing homelessness. A landmark study by the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Hous...
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California has Spent Billions to Fight Homelessness. The Problem has Gotten Worse
CNN
July 11, 2023
California invested $17.5 billion over four years to combat homelessness. However, despite the investment, there has been an increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness across the state...