[Quick Takes Essentials] Chronic homelessness with Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos

from Quick Takes: A podcast by physicians, for physicians · host Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos, Dr. David Gratzer: Physician and Educator at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Welcome to another episode of Quick Takes Essentials, our summer series. On this episode, released this past February, I sat down with Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos (of the University of Toronto) and former Physician-in-Chief of CAMH to discuss why, across North America, there are more people who are chronically homeless than ever before. Dr. Stergiopoulos is an internationally recognized expert on chronic homelessness and offers great insight on this topic.What psychiatric problems does this population have? And, importantly, how can we help them? Please enjoy. THANKS FOR LISTENING!Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca and on the CAMH Global Learning Academy.Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEduFollow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.

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Welcome back to Quick Takes Essentials our summer series. This essential episode is on homelessness, a profound problem for some – for too many – of our patients. The topic is bleak but my conversation with Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos (of the University of Toronto) is upbeat and optimistic. We speak about the challenges of engaging and treating this population, as well as how providers should approach clinical care. Please enjoy.

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