Please join us for the upcoming Monthly Webinar on
June 11, 2025
12-1 pm ET
“Housing, Homelessness, and Mental Health”
Eric Rafla-Yuan, M.D.
Chair, APA Caucus on Social Determinants of Mental Health
This presentation explores the intersection of housing, homelessness, and mental health, focusing on how public perceptions, structural factors, and policy responses shape outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness who may also experience homelessness. While mental illness is often assumed as a leading cause of homelessness, research suggests that broader systemic issues—particularly housing affordability and availability—play a more significant role. The session examines how these structural challenges contribute to and exacerbate behavioral health conditions, and how social determinants, including racial and economic inequities, continue to impact access to housing and care. It also highlights a range of evidence-based interventions and policy approaches designed to support individuals with complex needs. By synthesizing current events and data, the presentation offers a framework for understanding the multifaceted relationship between mental health and housing instability and outlines opportunities to improve outcomes thru evidence-based strategies.
Upcoming Webinars
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July 9, 2025, 12-1 pm ET
Benson Ku, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
“The Role of the Social Environment in Neurodevelopment and Psychosis”
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August 6, 2025, 12-1 pm ET
Michael Compton, M.D.,M.P.H.
Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York
“How Food Insecurity Impacts Diet Quality, Physical Health, and Mental Health”
Previous Webinars
Dilip Jeste, MD
Global Research Network on Social Determinants of Mental Health and Exposomics, La Jolla, California, US
“Social Determinants of Health in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Psychotic Disorders: What Do the Data Actually Show?”
September 16, 2023
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Deanna Barch, PhD
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, US
“The Enduring Impact of Poverty on Risk for Mental Health Challenges in Youth”
October 18, 2023
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Steve Cole, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, US
“Social Regulation of Human Gene Expression: Implications for Interventions Targeting Social Determinants of Health”
November 8, 2023
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Michael Compton, MD
Columbia University, New York, NY, US
“Food insecurity as a Social Determinant of Mental Health”
December 11, 2023
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Dolores Malaspina, MD, MS, MSPH
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
“Social Epigenetics, Racism, and Perinatal Trauma”
January 25th, 2024
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Vincenzo Di Nicola, MPhil, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS, DLFAPA, DFCPA
Tenured Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Addictions Medicine
University of Montreal and Clinical Professor, The George Washington University
“From Populations to Patients:
Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health in Clinical Practice”
February 8, 2024
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Vani Pariyadath, PhD
Jessica Mollick, PhD
Janani Prabhakar, PhD
Courte Van Voorhees, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health (NIDA/NIH)
“NIDA Funding Priorities on Social Determinants and Exposomics”
March 12, 2024
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Matcheri Keshavan, MD, & Walid Yasmin, PhD
“Exposome in schizophrenia and related disorders: what can it tell about diagnosis, prevention and treatment?”
May 15th, 2024
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Dr. Jo-An Occipinti, Ph.D.
Head, Systems Modelling & Simulation,
Brain and Mind Ctr., U. of Sydney:
“Systems modeling & simulation to guide targeted investments for mental health & suicide prevention”
June 26, 2024
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Subodh Dave, M.D.,
Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, U.K.
“From Doctor-Patient to Doctor-Community – Building a Public Health Literate Psychiatric Workforce”
July 17th, 2024
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Pallavi Joshi, D.O., and Rajesh
Tampi, M.D.,
Creighton University, Creighton, NE
“Social Determinants of Health for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias”
September 11, 2024
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Prof. em. Ulrich Schnyder, MD,
University of Zurich
“Evidence-based Treatments for Trauma-Related Psychiatric Disorders”
October 29, 2024
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Michael Green, Ph.D.,
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
“Social Isolation and Loneliness in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder”
November 20, 2024