🚨New paper alert!

In states with stricter #COVID -19 rules, fewer people shared things like #cannabis joints or paraphernalia than in states with more relaxed rules, concludes a new paper by Dr. Ryan Assaf, PhD, MPH et al.

Learn more ⬇️
twitter.com/RyanDAssaf/sta… #harmreduction

“Now is the time to create an America that doesn’t abandon its elders. In doing so, we will not only improve the world for those experiencing homelessness, but create a future that is better for all,” says Dr. Margot Kushel MD.

Read Margot Kushel MD's new op-ed in U.S. News & World Report⬇️⬇️

Cities such as Milwaukee & Miami reduced homelessness by over 90% by investing in housing & support services. #JohnsonVGrantsPass could help pave the way for more cities across the U.S. to do the same.

Read more from our Decrim Director, Will Knight: loom.ly/Q0sk1UI

Dr.Margot Kushel MD calls for urgent action on older adult homelessness in today's CA Assembly Budget Subcommittee 2.

➡️ Focus on prevention
➡️ Center racial equity
➡️ Increase affordable housing
➡️ Tailor supports to older adults' needs

abgt.assembly.ca.gov/hearings
#EndHomelessness #Aging

Sam Tsemberis, creator of Housing First, named one of #Time100

Read profile by Ann Marie Oliva End Homelessness

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time.com/6964973/sam-ts…

Happening today!

Join BHHI staff & Lived Expertise Board members to learn:
➡️ How they conducted #CASPEH research together
➡️ How to form meaningful lived expertise partnerships

🗓️Apr 17 | 12-1PM PDT

Toolkit: homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/tool…
Webinar: homelessness.ucsf.edu/calendar/doing…

Methadone and buprenorphine have been called 'miracle drugs' for preventing overdose deaths, but they can be hard to access. Dr. Leslie Suen, MD, MAS tells KQED Forum that recovery is not one size fits all: 'We really try to individualize people's treatments.' ucsfh.org/3xsCi94

Criminalization is not a solution to homelessness. Imposing fines and jail time is counterproductive, expensive, and dehumanizing. States & leaders should follow the evidence on what works.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/46s7t4fb

'Forced displacements and criminalization move people from one place to another, increasing their trauma and exacerbating the barriers they face to housing, while doing nothing to solve the underlying problem.'
#GrantsPass

Black Californians face a dual crisis: disproportionate rates of homelessness & maternal health risks.
Homelessness decreases access to needed prenatal healthcare and increases stress, making pregnancy harder and more risky. We must act.
Learn more: homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/repo…
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“The challenge in serving [homeless elders] is finding units that are accessible, available and affordable,” says Yolanda Stevens of End Homelessness.

governing.com/urban/the-nati…

Packed room to hear Dr Kara Young Ponder, PhD Fresno Homeless Union UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative discuss Creating Authentic Effective Partnerships w Lived Experts #HFPC2024

Want to learn more? We have a toolkit & sign up for webinar 4/17 noon PT

homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/tool…

It was great to see everyone at our first HF Partners Conf session!

Here's what's next for our team:
🗓️ 4/10 | 12:15PM ET Homelessness & Health Plenary:
Margot Kushel MD
🗓️ 4/11 | 8:30AM ET Lived Expertise Partnerships:
@KaraYoungPonder& Fresno Homeless Union

Hope to see you there!

'Homelessness rarely arises by choice but is an accumulation of setbacks layered upon vulnerability...With open hearts, not closed minds, we can create solutions where all people can preserve dignity.' - Claudine Sipili

Read: progressive.org/op-eds/a-just-…

#stigma #dignity