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New Research Published by the Amend Team

An article co-authored by Amend Director, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Research Director, David Cloud, PhD, JD, has been published on the Jama Network Site. "The Intersection of Climate Justice and Criminal Justice: Extreme Heat and Health Inequities in Carceral Facilities," outlines how climate...

Division Chief, Margot Kushel and BHHI Policy Director, Marc Dones to be Featured on HomeLAnd Podcast

Tune in to Episode 10 of the HomeLAnd podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to hear interviews with DHES Division Chief, Margot Kushel and BHHI Policy Director, Marc Dones.

See Policy Director, Marc Dones in "Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness"

Our friends at All Home are sponsoring a the Bay Area screening of “Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness,” a full-length documentary that showcases successful efforts to reduce homelessness across the country using a Housing First approach.

Division Chief, Margot Kushel, Scheduled to Speak at Princeton University

Division Chief, Margot Kushel, MD, will be speaking at Princeton University on October 22nd, 2024 from 5-6:30 pm in Friend Center 101.

With Humanity: How Amend Advances Change in Prison Culture

With the help of Amend, Washington State is making progress towards a more humane and effective prison system.

Dr. Margot Kushel Honored for Exceptional Service to the UCSF School of Medicine

Join us please in sending out a huge congratulations to our director, Dr. Margot Kushel today as she is receives the Lloyd Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the UCSF School of Medicine! 

Dr. Margot Kushel & Sage Johnson Interviewed on Fox

Southern California Co-Chair for the BHHI Lived Expertise Advisory Board member, Sage Johnson, and BHHI director, 

Amend Partner Receives Governor's Award for Leadership

Amend’s Washington Department of Corrections partner, Courtney Grubb, Washington Way Program Administrator has received the Governor’s Award for Leadership.

DHES Welcomes New Faculty Member, Dr. Ryan Assaf

Dr. Ryan Assaf received his PhD and MPH in Epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health and his BS in Public Health Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. During his graduate degree, Ryan’s research focused on sexual health, HIV/STIs,...

Announcing the UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity

The UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations (CVP) is now the UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity, or ARC for short.