Clinical Practice

Unpacking Workplace Violence on BIPOC Health Care Workers

Workplace violence is a critical issue that affects not only the individuals involved but also the overall organizational culture. When examining workplace violence, it is important to recognize that BIPOC staff may experience unique challenges and consequences due to systemic and cultural factors. This presentation seeks to delve into the multifaceted nature of violence in […]

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Building Partnerships To Enhance Equitable Children’s Healthcare: A Roadmap

Social justice and health care are inextricably linked, and an important aspect of social justice is the ability to have fair access to health care and to be taken seriously within the healthcare and social services systems. Health care is not equitable if it is not accessible, and there are still immense gaps in terms

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Primary Care & Restorative Justice: 10 years of health care delivery in supportive housing

Janian Medical Care’s Primary Care department turns 10 years old in 2024. The Janian team has learned that the principles of Restorative Justice offer a helpful lens through which primary care providers may view their work. As Janian Medical’s delivery of health care in permanent supportive housing reaches its 10th year, this presentation will explore

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Cluster Care: Providing Support to High-Needs Clients in Transitional Housing

The organization recognized a need to provide specialized support to high-needs residents in NYC Safe Haven transitional housing for individuals who previously experienced street homelessness. Due to systemic constraints that do not allow for long-term Home Health Aide Services onsite, a needs assessment was conducted to learn the scale and scope of the need among

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As the World Burns: HCH Responses to the Impacts of Extreme Weather & Climate Change

Homeless services providers must increasingly organize, prepare, and respond to natural — and unnatural — disasters and emergencies which disproportionately affect unsheltered and sheltered persons experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations. This workshop will bring together four leading HCH programs directly impacted by extreme weather and climate change. Program leads will provide accounts and examples

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Using Homeless Mortality Data to Drive Policy & Program Change: A Discussion of Local Approaches

Completing a homeless mortality study is a major accomplishment, but it’s only the beginning of the process to reduce disparities in life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness. In this moderated discussion panel, members of the Homeless Mortality Working Group will discuss their experiences in using homeless mortality studies to drive policy change. Specifically, the panelists

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A trauma-informed and multi-disciplinary approach in offering outpatient post-sexual assault care

An increase in homeless patients reporting sexual assaults to clinical and non-clinical members throughout the organization led to the creation of a post-sexual assault treatment protocol to provide trauma-informed care that is initiated at time of disclosure. Post-sexual assault care is often retraumatizing which prevents patients from reporting these assaults to care teams. This protocol

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Unhoused Youth in LA: A Perspective on Providing Health Care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Youth experiencing homelessness is a multi-faceted problem that combines the complications of being unhoused along with the complexities of adolescence. The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles has been providing health care to this population for more than 40 years in the Los Angeles area. This presentation will share how staff utilizes principles of harm reduction

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