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‘This Could Never Happen to Me’: Statewide Study of Homelessness Challenges Narrative Around Housing Crisis
NBC Los Angeles •
June 23, 2023
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‘What help?’ Lessons from California's Largest Homeless Study in Decades
San Francisco Chronicle •
June 21, 2023
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“I’m Doing the Best I Can”: Stories From California’s Unsheltered Community
Mother Jones •
September 22, 2023
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4 Charts That Explain How People Slide Into Homelessness
TIME •
June 20, 2023
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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
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A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
New York Times •
June 20, 2023
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Abraham Renteria-Ramirez, BA
Prior to joining BHHI, Abraham worked as a legal intern with Sin Fronteras, an organization based in Mexico City providing legal assistance to migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and their families as well as helping individuals secure access to medical, educational, employment, and housing resources. He has also worked providing nutritional resources to underserved communities in his hometown of Watsonville, California. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Sociology. Today, he continues to work as a volunteer translator for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
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Adding Affordable Housing Is ‘Essential’ To Fixing California’s Homelessness Crisis, Study Finds
LAist •
June 20, 2023
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Addressing the Root Causes of Homelessness
Spectrum News •
July 27, 2023
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Angelica DeGaetano, LLM
Angelica is a researcher with an interdisciplinary background in anthropology, sociology, international relations, and law. After working in direct service for many years, she worked in multiple research settings before joining CVP/BHHI—including three years conducting public opinion research to advance policy on a range of issues. She looks forward to continue informing policy and practice recommendations as a researcher with CVP/BHHI. Angelica holds an LL.M from the University of Essex and an M.Phil from the University of Oxford.
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Busting Homeless Myths: Q&A with a California Researcher
The Christian Science Monitor •
July 13, 2023
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California has Spent Billions to Fight Homelessness. The Problem has Gotten Worse
CNN •
July 11, 2023
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California Homeless Study May Provide Insight for Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting •
July 24, 2023
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California Homelessness: Largest Study in Decades Reveals ‘Fundamental Problem’ Behind Issue
San Francisco Chronicle •
June 20, 2023
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California Statewide Study Investigates Causes and Impacts of Homelessness
UCSF News •
June 20, 2023
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California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications
National Alliance to End Homelessness •
August 21, 2023
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California Study of Homelessness | Insight
CapRadio •
June 26, 2023
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California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
KFF Health News •
June 20, 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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Corbin Platamone, MPH
Prior to joining BHHI, Corbin served as an IQ shelter supervisor for the Santa Cruz County Health and Human Services Department, and as an EMT in the Bay Area. Corbin recently graduated from UCLA with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, where he spent considerable time studying the relationship between maternal health and child outcomes. He looks forward to applying his experiences in epidemiology and emergency medicine to improve health outcomes within vulnerable populations and to promote sustainable housing for all.
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Creating Authentic, Effective Partnerships between Organizations and People with Lived Experiences: A Toolkit
April 4, 2024
Opinion
Embracing Humanity in Our Approach to Studying Homelessness
Street Sheet •
August 1, 2023
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Embracing Humanity in Our Approach to Studying Homelessness
Claudine Sipili •
August 1, 2023
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First-of-Its-Kind Homelessness Study Reveals Alarming Statistic for California’s Unhoused
San Francisco Chronicle •
November 28, 2023
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Gina Sakoda, BS
Gina is a research data analyst with BHHI. Previously conducting interviews and managing data quality for the CA Statewide Study of Homelessness (CASPEH), Gina now works as a quantitative researcher on a CDSS Home Safe program evaluation, and co-coordinates the statistics and data science team at BHHI. Gina spent over 5 years in direct service provision for folks who are unhoused in the East Bay, most recently as a street outreach worker in Downtown Oakland, and is interested in the intersections of structural inequity, the environment, and homelessness. Gina graduated from UC Berkeley with a BS in Bioengineering and a