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USC street medicine team
Coverage of USC street medicine team in the Nexus archive.
- Therapy in a tent: The healthcare many homeless Californians need but aren’t getting
Homeless Californians face significant mental health challenges like anxiety and depression but lack access to adequate care. Therapists are providing services in unconventional settings such as tents and shelters, but demand far exceeds capacity. A UCSF study found 48% of homeless individuals report serious depression and 51% report anxiety.