Opinion
California’s New Law to Force People into Drug Treatment isn’t Working. Here’s its Fatal Flaw
San Francisco Chronicle •
March 30, 2024
News
Can California Build on Pandemic Lessons To End Homelessness?
CalMatters •
May 12, 2021
News
Can California Use the Pandemic to Beat Back Homelessness?
CalMatters •
November 30, 2020
News
Can Houston’s Policy To Address Homelessness Work in Other Cities?
Vox •
December 15, 2022
Opinion
Can San Francisco Involuntarily Hospitalize More Homeless People Like New York? No. Here’s Why
San Francisco Chronicle •
December 16, 2022
News
Can States Ease Homelessness by Tapping Medicaid Funding? Oregon is Betting on it
NPR •
October 12, 2023
Our Research
Caregiving Needs Are Unmet for Many Older Homeless Adults: Findings from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
November 1, 2022
News
Cash for Rent: Oakland Experiments With New Homelessness Prevention Strategy
San Jose Mercury News •
November 26, 2021
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CASPEH Lived Expertise Advisory Board
The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH) Lived Expertise Advisory Board is a group of 9 advisors from across the state of California who represent a range of lived or living experiences of homelessness—from rural and urban communities, living sheltered and unsheltered, young and old, in families and single. Our board members are integral advisors to UCSF BHHI staff in the development, implementation and dissemination of the CASPEH in the following ways: Reviewing survey questions and in-depth interview guides Developing Outreach and Community Engagement Strategies Interpreting Survey Findings Co-Writing Dissemination Materials Co-Presenting Study Findings to local and national
Our Research
Characteristics and Factors Associated With Pain in Older Homeless Individuals: Results From the Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age (HOPE HOME) Study
Journal of Pain •
April 13, 2017
Our Research
Characterizing Patients Hospitalized Without an Acute Care Indication: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal of Hospital Medicine •
April 1, 2023
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Checkout Time: Pandemic Hotels for Bay Area Homeless Residents Set to Close
San Jose Mercury News •
October 10, 2020
Our Research
Childhood Adversities Associated with Poor Adult Mental Health Outcomes in Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry •
August 17, 2016
Our Research
Cluster Analysis of the Highest Users of Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Services in San Francisco
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
April 1, 2023
News
Column: Is L.A. Actually Solving Homelessness? The Answer Will Start With Perception, Not Reality
Los Angeles Times •
December 10, 2023
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Column: The Truth About Our Homelessness Crisis: As Californians Age, They Are Priced Out
Los Angeles Times •
June 20, 2023
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Column: To Solve Homelessness, California Must Support Reparations
Los Angeles Times •
February 25, 2024
Opinion
COMMENTARY: Latinos Must Fight for Housing Justice
CALÓ News •
October 17, 2023
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Community Advisory Boards
UCSF BHHI convened three community advisory boards (CABS) to collaborate with our researchers and staff throughout the duration of the California Statewide Survey of People Experiencing Homelessness. Together, these community advisors play a vital role in: Providing input into survey question design, sampling, and data collection strategies Helping craft best practices for community engagement across the counties where we conducted the survey Illuminating blind spots and providing feedback on issues our survey team may have missed or misinterpreted Interpreting study findings, shaping policy recommendations, and framing our data for maximum impact Lived Expertise Advisory Board The Lived Expertise Advisory Board
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Community Engagement
Fellows and staff share a community-first mindset at UCSF BHHI. We ask people what they need and conduct research underpinned by strategic science, while partnering with the communities most impacted by homelessness and housing insecurity. Our work aims to shift decision-making to communities by turning policy solutions and proven best practices into workable, successful, on-the-ground programs.
Our Research
Community Supervision, Housing Insecurity, & Homelessness
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science •
May 1, 2022
Our Research
Community-Academic Partnerships to Address Covid-19 Inequities: Lessons from the San Francisco Bay Area
NEJM Catalyst •
June 23, 2021
Our Research
Comparison of Infection Control Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Outbreaks in Homeless Shelters in the United States
BMC Medicine •
May 7, 2021
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News
Coronavirus and the Homeless: Why They’re Especially at Risk
ABC News •
March 11, 2020