Homeless in U.S. impacted by climate change and wildfires
UCLA-led studies show eviction moratoriums and a focus on housing — before and after disasters — can alleviate the problem.
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Student homelessness climbs sharply across Los Angeles County, UCLA study shows
New research from the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools details rising homelessness among youth and fading resources.
UCLA volunteers join community members and policymakers in Westwood Homeless Count
More than 160 volunteers fanned out across the streets of Westwood as part of an annual effort to accurately tally the number of unhoused people living in the local community.
UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative changes trajectory of man’s life
The mobile unit, which offers health services to people experiencing homelessness, helped Jose Morales recover from rock bottom.
Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, California Policy Lab at UCLA finds
The HPU uses a first-of-its-kind predictive model to identify L.A. County residents most at risk of homelessness.
L.A. County’s unhoused population faces high levels of discrimination, violence
The health risks for people experiencing homelessness go beyond challenges inherent to living without shelter, UCLA researchers and colleagues found.
Californians experiencing housing insecurity face higher rates of psychological distress
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study shows marginalized populations and young adults were more likely to describe their housing as ‘unstable.’
4 UCLA grad students’ proposals to advance health equity in L.A. receive $50,000
Winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support mental health and treating people experiencing homelessness.
Supportive housing program for Californians experiencing homelessness shows promise
Housing for a Healthy California program moved 200-plus people into housing, lowered their medical costs.
Mayor’s office details homelessness plans at UCLA Extension land use conference
Across campus, students and scholars are responding to the challenges facing Los Angeles and the city’s nearly 75,000 homeless residents.
UCLA Health receives $25.3 million for street medicine program caring for homeless
The state grant will help the program expand its coordination with other groups and agencies serving Los Angeles’ unhoused population.
Homelessness is linked to a higher risk of death from COVID in L.A. County
A study by researchers from UCLA, USC and Los Angeles County, suggests that the likely cause is the vulnerability brought on by accelerated aging.
The history of homelessness in Los Angeles points to new approaches
A UCLA report recommends changing land-use policies and improving access to social and health services to address the fast-growing problem.
Graduate student helps preserve the history of homelessness in Los Angeles
Zach Rutland, who is on track to graduate in June with his master’s in library and information science, has interned at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive.
Housing inequality in Los Angeles is focus of new UCLA Data for Democracy brief
Report examines the number of homeless residents in Los Angeles, how this has changed over time, and how homelessness differs by race and ethnicity.
With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed
Till von Wachter, director of the California Policy Lab, says that even with the CARES Act prolonged large-scale unemployment may still be hard to reverse.
Nearly 75% of L.A. County’s homeless previously worked in California
A California Policy Lab study could help officials understand how targeted job training programs could prevent homelessness.
L.A. could better target homeless prevention services with predictive analytics
Using data from seven Los Angeles County agencies, researchers developed a model to predict which 3,000 residents were most likely to become homeless.
More than 300 UCLA health care providers treat the homeless at Care Harbor free clinic
About 1,000 people were transported from homeless shelters to the clinic for physical, dental and vision care.
Don’t look away. Homeless people are your neighbors
During a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown program panelists discussed what everyday Angelenos can do about homelessness.
