Housing is critical. I think of it as the primary social determinant of health. We start with housing as our first intervention if we have a patient coming to see us for the first time who is experiencing homelessness or is underhoused.
We're fortunate to work with a partner organization like Lu'ma housing to be able to connect our patients with that support. Part of our interdisciplinary team is having social navigators to help with housing applications and treatment program applications.