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‘Counterintuitive and dangerous’: advocates warn Trump administration policies will increase homelessness

Director, Margot Kushel, was quoted recently in an article from The Guardian covering the current administration's cuts to federal funding for solving the homelessness crisis.Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/homelessness-trump-policies-cuts

New UCSF BHHI Report Finds High Rates of Chronic Disease and Disability Among Californians Experiencing Homelessness

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BHHI-Partnered Berkeley RV buyback program sees initial successes, houses former encampment residents

After Decades in Solitary, A Sliver of Light: How One Oregon Prison Is Working to Mend the Damage of Long-Term Isolation

"Jay Marriott entered the common room at Snake River Correctional Facility, his six-foot fr

Despite Increase in Medicaid Coverage, PEH Have Limited Access to Outpatient Care

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Announces Winners of RFS Awards in Science 2024

Morgan Philbin, PHD, MHS announced as a recipient of an RFS Award in Science for 2024.

Amend in the News: "Northern European Prisons Illustrate Focus on Dignity"

An analysis written by Lauren-Brooke Eisen of the Brennan Center for Justice delves into all that the Brennan Center staff learned while accompanying Amend on two trips to Norway and Germany: the key aspects of corrections in Germany and Norway, and the paths to improving American Prisons. The…

"Large majority of homeless people in California are not illicit drug users, study finds"

In an article published by the Los Angeles Times, author Doug Smith explores the findings of BHHI's most recent report, "Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness."

"Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness," by division Faculty Assaf, Philbin, and Kushel now on JAMA Network

"Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness," by division Faculty Ryan D. Assaf, PhD, MPH, Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS, Chief Margot Kushel, MD, et al. can be read here on JAMA Network.

Division Chief, Margot Kushel, MD, on What Makes a House a Home

Author Andrea Brody interviews Dr. Margot Kushel in an article published January 19th, 2025 on KCRW.com. In her article, "Disaster recovery: Trauma, homelessness, and loss from the LA wildfires," Brody interviews Dr. Kushel about what makes one's home so special.