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The CalMatters Ideas Festival has an incredible lineup this year - including our very own Dr. Margot Kushel MD and Capitol Impact LLC's Robynne Rose-Haymer, who also sits on our Lived Expertise Advisory Board!

🗓️ June 5-6 | Sacramento, CA

We hope to see you there!

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Homelessness is inextricably linked to racial injustice. #CAHomelessness Study findings showed that people of color account for almost three-quarters of the state’s homeless population, a consequence of the ongoing effects of structurally racist policies.

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Mark your calendar!

Dr. Margot Kushel MD will share insights into the alarming increase in homelessness among #OlderAmericans :

🗓️ May 20 | 1:30 - 3:00PM | Baltimore & Zoom

Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness & Aging Innovations’ Seniors and Housing Collab.

Register: marylandphilanthropy.org/events/alarmin…

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Stable housing is crucial for mental health. Without it, mental health conditions worsen & treatment is less effective. This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth , let’s prioritize comprehensive #homelessness solutions that offer what ppl need.

Learn more: mercurynews.com/2020/09/17/it-…

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When viewed side-by-side, investing in evidence-based homeless services is far more effective than criminalization.

A new analysis from End Homelessness compares the two approaches.

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Examining discharge practices can help ensure fair, trauma-informed, patient-centered postop care. A recent study shows a need to study why #homeless patients are being discharged before medically advised and find ways to reduce this outcome.

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Repealing Prop 47 would be a costly mistake, increasing recidivism, homelessness & racial inequities. ⁦UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative⁩ Dr ⁦Meghan Morris⁩ explains how in ⁦L.A. Times Opinion⁩

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The best #mentalhealth care for people exp. homelessness is housing + voluntary services.

“We are providing those services, we’re just doing it in the most expensive and least effective way, and we can do better,” says Dr. Margot Kushel MD on Call to Mind.

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Join Dr. Margot Kushel MD, AARP & SV@Home to learn more about how homelessness impacts #olderadults and evidence-based solutions that can help.

🗓️ May 16 | 11:30 AM PT | Zoom

Register: events.aarp.org/event/AHM2024/…

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A new Terner report shows that many California counties are becoming exclusive havens for affluent households and unaffordable to nearly everyone else who may want or need to live there.

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California lacks sufficient shelter for its homeless population.

CoCs (community-based networks of care/services) report only 39 shelter beds for every 100 people experiencing homelessness.

Many people truly have nowhere to go.

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Increasing affordable housing is key to reducing homelessness.

Our top 3 recs:
➡️ Support housing production
➡️ Expand rental subsidies
➡️ Make subsidies work better

This #AffordableHousingMonth , let's embrace effective solutions.

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“Every route toward an answer flows through housing.' - Margot Kushel MD

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'... I excelled in school — and am an employed, drug-free, taxpaying citizen...' Many people 'are just one layoff, rent hike, medical emergency or divorce away from being where I am.' says Sandy Myskowski.

#affordablehousing shortage = more homelessness

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'The factors driving families into homelessness are as diverse as the families themselves. Regardless of the circumstances, the human costs for these families are enormous,' says Claudine Sipili.

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Powerful discussion today at UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative panel at UCSF’s SFBayCRN/ IMPACT conference on housing, labor, and health care. CTSI at UCSF

Join Dr. Margot Kushel MD at Housing Santa Cruz County’s #AffordableHousingMonth Kickoff event! Learn how we got here, what the consequences are, and what we need to do to end homelessness and improve health outcomes.

May 4, 4PM-6PM | Santa Cruz, CA

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