Street Side: The Street Medicine Institute Podcast

Need inspiration? Listen to Dr. Sam Jackson from Chicago talk about why he loves this work. Learn about long-acting injectable medication options, and why housing is a therapeutic intervention for mental health. Dr. Jackson is the Founder and President of the Street Mental Health Coalition, and is publishing a book entitled "Homelessness."

The website: streetmentalhealth.org

To join the Coalition, email Sam: [email protected]

Persons with substance use disorder are at dramatically increased risk of overdose upon release from incarceration. Dr. Aaron Fox is the Director of the Bronx Transitions Clinic, which provides a medical home for people with chronic health conditions upon reentry. He is also the President of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine and a researcher in the field of opioid use disorder.

Medical Director of BronxWorks in NYC and faculty leader of the family medicine residency "Homeless" track at Montefiore Einstein, Dr. Littleton has decades of experience in street medicine. She explores themes of housing first, harm reduction, and "learning to listen" in medical training and practice. She is interviewed by Poyani Bavishi, who launched Street Side in 2023.

The Street Mental Health Handbook is a practical guide to street-level psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. This special episode is a recording of the Book Launch Webinar that was held in January 2026. We get to hear directly from the authors - Liz Frye, Simon Hatcher and Kim Van Herk - respond to audience questions in this dynamic episode of Street Side.

To purchase the book from Springer Nature, here is a LINK

Join us to hear Emma Lo trace her remarkable journey to Street Psychiatry. An informative and inspirational speaker, Emma offers insight into the value of steadfast solidarity with our unhoused neighbors, placing relationship building at the core of mental health care. Emma is the Founder and Director of the Street Psychiatry Program at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University.

A link to Emma's Profile on the Yale Website HERE

Our spotlight is on the Street Medicine Program of Valley Health Partners in Pennsylvania. Program Director Seth Campbell, PA, joins us to talk about their work. From the early inspiration of Brett and Corinne Feldman, Seth has helped to fashion a robust program that even outfits patients with eyeglasses right on the street. He also provides wise guidance for nascent and early Street Medicine programs.

The link to Valley Health Partners is HERE

Are you curious about Harm Reduction and Safe Injection Sites? Dr. Benjamin T. Hayes, MD, MPH, MSW, is an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center and the Clinical and Medical Director of the Drug User Health Clinic at OnPoint NYC — the site of one of the first publicly acknowledged overdose prevention centers in the United States. He trained in Internal Medicine at Montefiore after earning his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, and also holds master’s degrees in Public Health and Social Work.

Dr. Hayes Bibliography: LINK

Author of "The Urge: Our History of Addiction," Dr. Fisher is a psychiatrist, bioethicist and addiction medicine specialist who employs nuance and humanity to understand addiction and recovery. As a person in recovery, he speaks with clarity and deep understanding.

Show Transcript LINK

Authentic and inspirational, Todd Lucero details his lived experiences of trauma, homelessness, substance use, and incarceration. He speaks beautifully about the role of human kindness in his recovery and his own efforts to support others. Todd is an expert who speaks from the heart.

Kevin F. Adler is the author of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, And The Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. He is also the Founder of Miracle Messages, which combats the relational poverty of homelessness through reconnection with lost family and friends. Listen in to Michael's conversation with this inspirational author, leader, and social entrepreneur.

Miracle Messages website HERE

or https://www.miraclemessages.org/⁠⁠⁠