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Tianna Jacques, BA
Tianna Jacques is a Research Analyst at BHHI. She supports the qualitative research team and is currently conducting research for the California State Survey. Tianna recently earned a BA from San Francisco State University in Sociology. There, she became a part of SF BUILD (a program that aims to uplift underrepresented groups in the biomedical field) where she conducted research around the impact of COVID-19 on our local homeless communities. Tianna says her family's own financial struggles when she was young sparked her passion to uplift others experiencing similar hardships.
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Tiny Homes, Built Largely With Philanthropic Support, Offer More Patch Than Solution to Homelessness
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July 10, 2024
Our Research
Tobacco Cessation Behaviors Among Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
Nicotine & Tobacco Research •
February 26, 2016
Our Research
Tobacco use Behaviors and Views on Engaging in Clinical Trials for Tobacco Cessation Among Individuals who Experience Homelessness
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications •
February 19, 2023
Our Research
Tobacco Use Patterns and Missed Opportunities for Cessation Treatment Among People Experiencing Homelessness
June 30, 2025
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Reports
Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 20, 2023
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Toward Equity: Latine Experiences of Homelessness
Latine Californians represent more than one-third of the state's homeless population. Yet their experiences are too often left out of research, policy, and service design. This report, based on the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH), examines who experiences homelessness in the Latine community, their experiences while homeless, and offers research-backed policy and program solutions. Findings include: 35 percent of adults experiencing homelessness in California identify as Latine. Latine adults experiencing homelessness are younger, with a median age of 42, lower than members of other groups. Nearly half (48%) were in their first episode of homelessness. Among those
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Toward Equity: Latine Experiences of Homelessness
June 11, 2025
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Toward Thriving: Understanding Health and Homelessness
People experiencing homelessness in California face high rates of chronic illness and disability, and numerous barriers to care. Nearly half of adults experiencing homelessness rate their health as poor or fair—about four times the rate in the general U.S. population. These health challenges make it harder for people to obtain and retain housing, and homelessness worsens health, trapping people in a vicious cycle. As the homeless population ages, these burdens deepen, with profound implications for individuals, communities, and the systems that serve them. California’s homelessness crisis is a public health crisis, demanding coordinated responses across housing, healthcare, and social service
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Toward Thriving: Understanding Health and Homelessness
November 18, 2025
Our Research
Trajectories of Functional Impairment in Homeless Older Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
PLoS ONE •
August 13, 2019
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Trina Johnson PhD, MSc
Trina Johnson PhD, MSc, earned her doctorate in Health Services and Policy Research at Boston University School of Public Health in a NIDA-funded training fellowship focused on the integration of research and care for Addiction, HIV and HCV. Trina has prior experience working as a mental health counselor for adolescents, a substance use counselor for adults, and a house manager in transitional programs for formerly unhoused individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and/or substance use conditions. She has also volunteered with the Berkeley Free Clinic for over 10 years and has held several roles which has included doing outreach to people who
Our Research
Triple Threat: Response to the Crises of COVID-19, Homelessness, and Opioid Use Disorder With a Novel Approach to Buprenorphine Delivery: A Case Series
Journal of Addiction Medicine •
December 1, 2022
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Press Release
UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Names Marc Dones as Policy Director
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
May 28, 2024
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
February 21, 2024
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Aging and Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
May 23, 2024
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
January 16, 2024
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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
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UCSF BHHI Brief Spotlights the Experiences of Californians in Unsheltered Settings
Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative •
September 12, 2024
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UCSF Grand Rounds: A Slow Reopening, Racial Disparities, and No Quick Remedies
Mission Local •
April 16, 2020