#CAHomelessnessStudy

#CAHomelessnessStudy 2023:
"The study’s authors say the findings highlight the idea that money, more than addiction, mental health, poor decisions, or other factors, is the main cause of – and potential solution to – homelessness."

Study report (pdf): homelessness.ucsf.edu/sites/defaul...

“Everybody out there in the real world is one paycheck away from being homeless”: job loss and housing precarity among people experiencing homelessness The United States has fewer labor protections and wage guarantees than most wealthy industrialized nations; thus, workers can fall into economic hardship by the loss of employment, reduction in wor...

📣Homelessness is caused by the disconnect btw housing costs & incomes. In addition to the ⬆️cost of housing-- the lack of labor protections in the US contribute to homelessness. Our new paper using #CAHomelessnessStudy examines this
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Behavioral Health and Homelessness | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Behavioral health challenges both contribute to and are exacerbated by homelessness. To better understand behavioral health and homelessness, we examined data from the California Statewide Study of Pe...

🆕 Today, we released our report on Behavioral Health and Homelessness.

We outline the complex interactions btw mental health & substance use problems & homelessness & discuss recommendations
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Large majority of homeless people in California are not illicit drug users, study finds Even though a majority of people on the streets do not use illegal drugs, they are both a factor leading to homelessness and an effect of it, the study found. Methamphetamine is the drug of choice.

“One of the most poignant findings was that 1 in 5 told us they are actively seeking treatment and couldn’t get it."

@latimes.com wrote about our @jama.com study of people who experience homelessness & substance use.
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Findings from the #CAHomelessnessStudy show that intimate partner violence (#IPV) and homelessness are intertwined. Today we released a report examining the connection between these issues.

Here’s what we found: https://buff.ly/4iGbcP0 #CASPEH #EndDV

Our new report, ‘Toward Equity,’ explores #CAHomelessnessStudy data to uncover causes, consequences & racial disparities of homelessness among Black Californians. The findings are striking.

➡️ Report: https://buff.ly/4faZKI7
➡️ Webinar: https://buff.ly/4iwkPQg

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Among adults experiencing homelessness in CA, 37.9% had experienced physical (36.1%) or sexual (9.8%) violence during their homelessness episode. 1/2 perpetrated by a stranger.

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California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative recently completed a new study to better understand homelessness across the state of California.

Hi! Professor of Medicine at UCSF where I direct the @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social -- we conduct policy-oriented research on homelessness & housing with a focus on homelessness/health & health. One example is our #CAHomelessnessStudy homelessness.ucsf.edu/CASPEH

California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative recently completed a new study to better understand homelessness across the state of California.

Welcome new followers! Pleased to share some of our work at @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social including the #CAHomelessnessStudy the largest representative study on the causes & consequences of homelessness in the U.S. since the 1990’s. #homelessness Find it at:
homelessness.ucsf.edu/CASPEH