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Street Psychiatrists Bring Mental Health Care Directly to Boston's Homeless
health4 hours ago

Street Psychiatrists Bring Mental Health Care Directly to Boston's Homeless

In Boston, clinicians from Mass General Brigham and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program bring mental health care outside clinics by meeting homeless patients where they sleep—on sidewalks and at transit hubs like South Station—often offering basics such as socks and building trust through street outreach as homelessness rises.

Portland's Street Medicine and Nursing Initiatives Support Vulnerable Pregnant Women
health6 months ago

Portland's Street Medicine and Nursing Initiatives Support Vulnerable Pregnant Women

Portland's Project Lifeline, a partnership between MaineHealth and the city, provides mobile healthcare to unhoused pregnant and postpartum women struggling with addiction, addressing a critical gap in prenatal and addiction care for vulnerable populations, and aiming to reduce maternal mortality and improve health outcomes.