Street psychiatry brings mental health and addiction care directly to unhoused individuals through proactive outreach and long-term trust-building. Dr. Lo describes the importance of collaborating with other providers, applying harm reduction principles, engagement strategies, and how reversing traditional power dynamics helps reach vulnerable “non-utilizers” who rarely access clinics or hospitals.
Today’s episode is one we’ve been sitting with for a long time. We’re talking about how to survive psychologically in a world where hatred is persistent, not abstract,...