Welcome to the Homeless Unfiltered Podcast, hosted by Mark Horvath—the most raw, unfiltered podcast on homelessness you’ll find. Get ready for real stories from people with lived and living experiences of homelessness, along with eye-opening insights from service providers, policymakers, and advocates. We dive deep into the hard truths, exposing both wins and failures in the fight against homelessness. This podcast will challenge you, inspire action, and spark change. Tune in and learn how to be part of the solution for positive change!
In this episode, I sit down with Brett Feldman, one of my all-time favorite people and a national leader addressing homelessness through street medicine. Brett directs USC Street Medicine, which provides healthcare in Los Angeles to homeless people living unsheltered under bridges, in riverbeds, and in encampments because for many people experiencing homelessness, reaching a clinic is impossible.
Over the years, we have worked closely together, including traveling to four cities across California to follow and document street medicine teams serving homeless communities. In this conversation, Brett explains why outreach alone does not work, how street medicine improves housing outcomes, and why treating homelessness as a public health issue matters. We also talk about why street medicine does not just save lives. It saves taxpayer money by reducing emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and preventable public health crises.
If you care about homelessness, public health, or real solutions that work in Los Angeles and beyond, this episode matters.
PLAYLIST: Street Medicine in California: Health Care to Homeless People https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51CPD51hq2SUwXSPw3cHNE9jsxN_62t-&si=M0tZiHwjsxev1YV0
We Can’t Let Homeless People Die: USC Street Medicine on Skid Row https://youtu.be/RWVt_arzYoA?si=B4Yxdoos82aOosA8
