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The Biggest Survey of Homeless Californians in Decades Shows Why so Many are on the Streets
Cal Matters
June 20, 2023
Loss of income is considered the number one factor for why Californians experience homelessness, according to new research from UCSF. The new findings highlight the idea that money is not only the mai...
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California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
KFF Health News
June 20, 2023
California’s homelessness crisis is a homegrown problem that is deepening amid a shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelter, and it’s often the brutal conditions of living on the street that...
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Lack of Affordable Housing Is Driving Older Californians Into Homelessness
KQED News
June 20, 2023
With modern home prices out of reach for many California residents on fixed incomes, older adults have become the fastest-growing segment of the unhoused population across the state, according to new ...
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Column: The Truth About Our Homelessness Crisis: As Californians Age, They Are Priced Out
Los Angeles Times
June 20, 2023
Public policy and common perception have long tied the road to homelessness with mental illness and drug addiction. But a new study—the largest and most comprehensive investigation of California’s hom...
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A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
New York Times
June 20, 2023
There are a lot of myths about people who are homeless in California: They’re from another state. They don’t want a job. They don’t want a home. A new study published by the University of California, ...
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative
June 20, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) today released the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States sinc...
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New Study Says High Housing Costs, Low Income Push Californians Into Homelessness
AP News
June 20, 2023
Homeless people in California are already a vulnerable group, often struggling with poor health, trauma and deep poverty before they lose their housing, according to a new study on adult homelessness....
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California Homelessness: Largest Study in Decades Reveals ‘Fundamental Problem’ Behind Issue
San Francisco Chronicle
June 20, 2023
California’s homeless population is predominantly made up of people who lived in the state before losing their housing, with nearly half older than 50 and a disproportionate number who are Black and i...
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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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California Statewide Study Investigates Causes and Impacts of Homelessness
UCSF News
June 20, 2023
The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) has released the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s, p...
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Unhoused Americans Have Few Places to Turn When Death Is Near
PBS Newshour
June 16, 2023
The United States has an aging population, and sufficient end-of-life care is a growing problem. For people adults who are unhoused, long-term medical care is often inaccessible. There are a few facil...
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Prioritizing Equity: Health Care Planning and Caring for Patients Experiencing Houselessness
American Medical Association
June 6, 2023
In this episode of the Prioritizing Equity series, Dr. Emily Cleveland Manchanda speaks with a panel about health care planning and caring for patients experiencing houselessness. The panel included, ...
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The Economics of Homelessness
Marketplace
June 2, 2023
This news piece describes the complex economics surrounding homelessness. Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF's BHHI, emphasizes “Homelessness is a symptom of our country's failure to prioritize housi...
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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) Insecurity in Unhoused Communities of Los Angeles, California
International Journal for Equity in Health
June 1, 2023
In many parts of the world, communities experience water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) insecurity. While WaSH insecurity is prevalent in many low and middle-income countries, it is also a problem in...
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Mental Illness Plays a Complicated Role in the Homelessness Crisis
Marketplace
May 30, 2023
In this podcast episode of Marketplace, host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Housing and Homelessness Initiative about the complicated role mental health plays in ...
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Seniors Are Flooding Homelessness Shelters That Can’t Care for Them
Washington Post
May 22, 2023
Nearly a quarter of a million people 55 years or older are estimated to be homeless in the US. Communities are trying to come up with a novel solution. Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Ho...
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“It's No Foundation, There's No Stabilization, You're Just Scattered”: A Qualitative Study of the Institutional Circuit of Recently-Evicted People who Use Drugs
Social Science & Medicine
May 19, 2023
People who use drugs (PWUD) commonly experience housing instability due to intersecting structural vulnerabilities. Researchers conducted a qualitative study in Vancouver, Canada's downtown eastside, ...
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California’s Aging Homeless Population
In Clear Terms with AARP California
May 17, 2023
In this podcast episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon spoke with Margot Kushel, MD, director of UCSF’s Benioff Housing and Homelessness Initiative. Dr. Gordon and Dr....