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Opinion: People Think Drug Use Causes Homelessness. It’s Usually the Other Way Around
Los Angeles Times
October 4, 2023
In this op-ed, Ryan Assaf, PhD, MPH, a postdoctoral fellow with the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, highlights the common misconception among many Californians that substance use is the p...
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A Mereological Qualitative Study Protocol for Understanding the Lived Experience of Homelessness in California
Annals of Anthropological Practice
October 3, 2023
This paper describes the qualitative component of a large mixed method study, the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. The qualitative study consisted of seven sub-studies a...
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America’s Homeless Deserve Better Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
The Messenger
October 3, 2023
In this op-ed, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow with the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, underscores the importance of providing access to water and sanitation ...
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Sleep Quality Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults: Exploratory Results from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine
October 2, 2023
Sleep is essential to health and affected by environmental and clinical factors. There is limited longitudinal research examining sleep quality in homeless older adults. This exploratory study examine...
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Homelessness is an Epidemic — Frontline Workers Need Help
The Hill
September 29, 2023
In this op-ed, Tom Murphy, the Senior Director of Communications for the National Alliance to End Homelessness, brings attention to the frontline professionals who respond to homelessness. He highligh...
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World Leaders Must Do More to Sustain Refugees and Migrants
Common Dreams
September 27, 2023
In this op-ed, Alma Yates, MSW, the Education Program Manager at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, implores world leaders to do more in helping migrants and asylum seekers. She highligh...
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Homelessness Is a Health Care Issue
The Messenger
September 27, 2023
In this op-ed, Maria Raven, MD, MPH, associate director at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, explains how homelessness is not just a housing issue, but a health care issue. She outlined...
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“I’m Doing the Best I Can”: Stories From California’s Unsheltered Community
Mother Jones
September 22, 2023
Nearly one-third of all Americans experiencing homelessness live in California. Starting in the fall of 2021, Aaron Shrank and Sam Comen conducted interviews and photographed unhoused people living in...
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End Generational Homelessness. Act Now For The Children's Sake | Opinion
Newsweek
September 22, 2023
In this op-ed, Cheyenne Garcia, senior research analyst at the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, calls for action to end generational homelessness. She characterizes the dire need for expan...
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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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California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications
National Alliance to End Homelessness
August 21, 2023
The Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California San Francisco, released a groundbreaking report on the characteristics and causes of homelessness in California. The stu...
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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...