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Analysis of Emergency Department Encounters Among High Users of Health Care and Social Service Systems Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Network Open •
October 28, 2022
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Anti-homeless Rhetoric Alarms Advocates Amid Killings
San Francisco Examiner •
May 10, 2023
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Anti-Racism in Medicine – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness
Clincial Problem Solvers •
April 5, 2022
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As COVID Cases Surge Among SF’s Homeless, Shelter Options Narrow
San Francisco Public Press •
August 18, 2021
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Association of Homelessness with Before Medically Advised Discharge After Surgery
Science Direct •
May 6, 2024
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Association of Housing Status With Types of Operations and Postoperative Health Care Utilization
Annals of Surgery •
December 1, 2023
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Association of Shelter-in-Place Hotels With Health Services Use Among People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Network Open •
July 27, 2022
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Associations of U.S. State-Level COVID-19 Policies Intensity With Cannabis Sharing Behaviors in 2020
April 16, 2024
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California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
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Barriers and Facilitators to Resolving Older Adult Homelessness Through Stays With Family: Qualitative Findings From the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness •
February 8, 2022
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Barriers and Solutions To Advance Care Planning Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults
Journal of Palliative Medicine •
September 22, 2020
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Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Homeless Patients: A Case Report and Policy Recommendations
Annals of Surgery Open •
September 1, 2022
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Bay Area Homelessness Could Be Solved With $11.8 Billion, Says New Report
San Francisco Chronicle •
June 2, 2021
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Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
The Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) provides accurate, timely policy-oriented research about homelessness for local, state, and national policymakers and practitioners. Funded by a generous gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff and based at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, BHHI aims to be a trusted source for evidence-based practice, policy, and scalable solutions—turning evidence into action to prevent and end homelessness.
BHHI Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination Planning for Homelessness Response Systems
CA Homeless Coordinating & Financing Council, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, California Health Care Foundation •
February 2, 2021
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BHHI Postdoctoral Scholars Program
The BHHI postdoctoral scholars training program educates the next generation of strategic scientists empowered to address upstream causes of homelessness. Our projects rely on diverse research methodologies including quantitative methods, qualitative methods, or mixed methods and utilize a diverse set of research designs including longitudinal, cross-sectional, quasi-experimental, natural experiments, implementation and translational science, and policy evaluation. Overview UCSF BHHI is seeking highly motivated scholars to join a multidisciplinary team for a 2-year postdoctoral program. This full-time position is suitable for graduating doctoral students looking to gain research experience and further career development in either an academic or applied setting. Scholars
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BHHI Summer Explore Research Program
Overview The Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) provides accurate, timely policy-oriented research about homelessness for local, state, and national policymakers and practitioners. BHHI is seeking highly motivated students to join our multidisciplinary team for this 8-week summer program. The Summer Explore Fellowships are designed for medical students for the UCSF School of Medicine, who are typically between their first and second year of professional school. The primary goals are to provide a mentored-research experience and to provide students an introduction to conducting strategic science research with communities affected by homelessness. Contact For more information, contact Dr. Michael Duke (
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Biotech Takes On Racial and Social Equity. Are the Efforts Sustainable?
San Francisco Business Times •
March 24, 2021
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Black People Are Increasingly Overrepresented in Sacramento Homeless Population, Report Says
Sacramento Bee •
June 11, 2024
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Boomers Own Half of U.S. Wealth. So Why Are We Seeing More Homeless Boomers?
The Wall Street Journal •
May 13, 2024