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Five Recent Trends in Homelessness in California
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley
Year: 2023
California’s homelessness and housing crisis is complex, and the scale of the crisis has continued to grow. Data collected in early 2022 show that homelessness in California grew by six percent since 2020—an increase of almost 10,000 people. This brief … Continue reading
Brief: Understanding the Ocean Front Walk (OFW) Encampment to Homes Project
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2023
The Ocean Front Walk (OFW) encampment outreach effort in Venice Beach engaged one of the largest encampments in Los Angeles in 2021, serving over 200 encampment residents. OFW was led by St. Joseph Center, a Venice-based nonprofit that acts as … Continue reading
The California Street Medicine Landscape Survey and Report
California Health Care Foundation
Year: 2023
Established in the early 1990s, street medicine is the provision of health care directly to people who are unsheltered in their own environment and has evolved from a fringe movement of health care providers to an organized area of medicine, … Continue reading
Behavioral Health Care Delivery Through Street Medicine Programs in California
Community Mental Health Journal
Year: 2023
Mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent among people experiencing homelessness. Street Medicine can reach unhoused people who face barriers to accessing healthcare in more traditional medical settings including shelter-based clinics. However, there is little guidance on best practices … Continue reading
Impacts of Political Fragmentation on Inclusive Economic Resilience: Examining American Metropolitan Areas after the Great Recession
Urban Studies
Year: 2023
We propose the concept of inclusive economic resilience to examine intra-regional economic recovery in American metropolitan areas after the Great Recession. Previous studies have treated regional and municipal economic resilience separately, with little attention to within-region variations in economic resilience. … Continue reading
New Governors Can Create Vital Policies by Following the Evidence
The Hill
Year: 2023
Across the country, nine new governors are taking office. These first few weeks mark a critical window of opportunity to set their policy agenda for the next four years. Regardless of political leaning, new governors have a sure-fire way to … Continue reading
New Federal Funding Alone Won’t Be Enough to Help Students Catch Up in the Classroom Post Pandemic
Hechinger Report
Year: 2023
Based on the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card, the pandemic has wiped out two decades of student progress, with the largest recorded decline in mathematics scores since 1990. In reading, scores sank to 1992 levels. Significant resources are … Continue reading
Race Matters in Addressing Homelessness: A Scoping Review and Call for Critical Research
American Journal of Community Psychology
Year: 2023
Structural racism contributes to homelessness in the United States, as evidenced by the stark racial disparities in who experiences it. This paper reviews research at the intersections of race and homelessness to advance efforts to understand and address racial inequities. … Continue reading
Understanding the Ocean Front Walk Encampment to Homes Project
Year: 2023
The Homelessness Policy Research Institute (HPRI) has prepared this report to help better understand the Ocean Front Walk (OFW) encampment outreach effort. This report can aid in understanding the advantages of the Encampment to Home model, which continues to grow … Continue reading
Population-Level Health Effects of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Who Inject Drugs in US Cities
Journal of the American Medical Association
Year: 2023