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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 6d

Always good to spend time with @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social — one of the best journalists working on homelessness. #Politifest2025

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 15d

Thrilled to spend a few days in Ireland with @simoncommunity.bsky.social bringing the American perspective—homelessness is solvable. (Don’t fall into the mistakes of the US)!

Simon Communities of Ireland @simoncommunity.bsky.social · 15d

Today's first speaker @mkushel.bsky.social, University of California, discussed Ageing, Health, and Homelessness.

Margot's message was clear, homelessness is solvable!

Thank you to Margot for contributing your vast knowledge to our dicussion.

#SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

In the last day, a Fox news reporter responded to his on air colleague advocating for mass internment of people experiencing homelessness by suggesting instead that someone (the government? Bystanders?) pursue lethal injection of them. (He is, as far as I can tell, still employed).

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

Let’s fight for a society that actually values people and provides them with the safety and security they need. And let’s call out those who use dehumanizing rhetoric. Even those whose rhetoric and actions fall short of these truly horrific examples.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

No one wants there to be homelessness. Least of all the people who experience it. No one wants people to struggle with the devastating health and social effects of addiction (which is different than just using drugs which many people do, of course). Least of all the people who are suffering from it.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

But pay attention. These comments and actions are the (perhaps logical?) result of the constant dehumanization of people who experience homelessness & people who use drugs by so many in our…mainstream culture and politics. Including those who otherwise might oppose what Fox News stands for.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

These were people weaponizing an important treatment to torture people they don’t like and view as disposable). We are in a truly terrible moment in our country in so many ways.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

(These were not people misunderstanding how to use this lifesaving medicine—which should only be used after making sure someone doesn’t respond to other stimuli and has very slowed or no breathing.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

And the SF Standard did some great reporting on the uptick of people giving Narcan (intentionally) to people who are homeless to cause incredible pain and get them to move. This should be, but has not yet been, considered and treated as assault.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · 28d

In the last day, a Fox news reporter responded to his on air colleague advocating for mass internment of people experiencing homelessness by suggesting instead that someone (the government? Bystanders?) pursue lethal injection of them. (He is, as far as I can tell, still employed).

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Aug 19

📣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
@ucsfbhhi.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“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...

www.tandfonline.com

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Aug 18

Human beings are not “blight.” And cutting resources while throwing away people’s worldly possessions does not solve homelessness.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

For D.C.’s Homeless, Strained Lives Become More Unstable

www.nytimes.com

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Aug 15

Veteran homelessness has ⬇️by > 1/2, because of Housing First and FUNDING. In @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social @hannahdeckermd.bsky.social study, Vets who gained housing were >2 as likely to catch up on colon and breast ca screening. Housing = Health
www.annfammed.org/content/23/4...
@annfammed.bsky.social

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 8

URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.

My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today’s EO on homelessness is shocking in its cruelty (even for this administration). Cutting funding for housing and health while criminalizing homelessness & mental health and substance use problems will lead to endless suffering and worsen homelessness.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today’s EO on homelessness is shocking in its cruelty (even for this administration). Cutting funding for housing and health while criminalizing homelessness & mental health and substance use problems will lead to endless suffering and worsen homelessness.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join us at 9am PT today!

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bay Area friends: I’ll be joining KQED Forum live tomorrow (7/22) at 9am PST, along with @mkushel.bsky.social. The conversation will be hosted by @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social.

Working Yet Homeless in America | KQED

We talk to journalist Brian Goldstone and Dr. Margot Kushel, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, about the experience of having a job but not housing.

www.kqed.org

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bay Area friends: I’ll be joining KQED Forum live tomorrow (7/22) at 9am PST, along with @mkushel.bsky.social. The conversation will be hosted by @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social.

Working Yet Homeless in America | KQED

We talk to journalist Brian Goldstone and Dr. Margot Kushel, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, about the experience of having a job but not housing.

www.kqed.org

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · Jul 10

⭐ Important report from @capolicylab.bsky.social on pilot data from homelessness prevention project

🔑 to homelessness prevention is ID ppr w highest risk, finding them, using evidence based interventions to as many as possible. They did that! RCT results to come.
⬇️ Read the report!
lnkd.in/gsYMDiEW

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Chapin Hall @chapinhall.bsky.social · Jul 7

We're looking for a part-time Policy Analyst with lived experience living in CA to support the state's Prevention Services Continuous Quality Improvement Plan. Join us to make a difference for communities and work with great people! Apply using the Careers button here: tinyurl.com/bdfdpmee

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UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social · Jun 6

“Research shows that housing is not just a solution to homelessness—it's...a direct intervention against violence. People are significantly safer once housed,” says @mkushel.bsky.social.

“Investments in permanent housing, supportive services & prevention... are critical...”

Mass stabbing in Salem as 11 rushed to hospital: What to know

Eleven people were rushed to hospital after a mass stabbing occurred at a men's homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday.

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · May 29

This article humanizes the issue of older adult homelessness--and captures much of the nuance. Please educate yourself, read & share. This problem is only going to get worse with current proposed policies. Are we really ok with older adults living & dying on our streets? 11/Fin

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · May 29

Mr. Forrest may obtain housing through PSH--which follows Housing First principles. Housing First--first used in the Bush administration has an enormous evidence-base. But like a lot of things with scientific backing in this admin, it is under threat. 10/x endhomelessness.org/resources/to...

Housing First

Housing First is a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus ending their homelessness and serving as a platform from which th...

endhomelessness.org

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · May 29

And, the fact that Mr. Forrest & Mr, Vass--the two men featured in this were Black. Black people are at dramatically ⬆️ risk of homelessness--throughout their lives. And in late life. 9/x homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/re...

Toward Equity: Understanding Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

To better understand the experiences of Black Californians experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative examined the experience of Black Californians within the Cali...

homelessness.ucsf.edu

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Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social · May 29

Those 50+ & homeless 3.5x more likely to die than those not homeless in surrounding areas. And those 1st homeless after 50---have dramatically elevated risk of death compared to those homeless <50 who continue into late life homelessness 8/x
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Factors Associated With Mortality Among Homeless Older Adults in California

This cohort study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with mortality in a cohort of homeless adults 50 years and older.

jamanetwork.com

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