homelessness Archives

Conversations on Mental Health: Katherine Koh, MD, & Homeless Population Mental Health

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | May 30, 2023

Improving Mental Health Care for the Homeless: Insights from Mass General Research Institute Investigator, Dr. Katherine Koh

Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Boston’s Homeless Population, Highlighting Need to Do More

By mghresearch | March 22, 2022

A study of individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston shows a worrying increase in the number of deaths due to synthetic opioids and the use of multiple substances.

A Nurse’s Perspective: COVID-19 and Homeless Populations

By Gloria Rosado | May 6, 2020

Kirsten Dickins, PhD, AM, MSN, FNP-C, a nursing research fellow at Mass General’s Munn Center for Nursing Research shares her perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on homeless individuals.

Reducing the Devastating and Disproportionate Impact of Untreated Health Issues Among the Homeless

By mghresearch | March 2, 2020

A Mass General nurse researcher is working to better connect homeless individuals to crucial primary care services.