In The Community

Uplifting some powerful images taken by young photographer Joshua Ham of Brothers, Sons, Selves Coalition in South LA last year. We see the youth of color, and in particular our black and brown LGBTQ+ youth, who have taken to the streets, and we
What role are you engaged with today to create a more just tomorrow? ✊🏽 . . . Thank you to @theveryblackproject for sharing and Deepa Iyer for creating.
Social isolation and economic stress have exacerbated conditions for domestic violence at a time when finding a new place to live is harder than ever. We believe that no one should be forced to choose between staying at home with an abuser or sleepin
PHS was inspired by the stories of strength, resilience, and mutual support from survivors at our first Domestic Violence and Homeless Services Coalition meeting. Advocates from Downtown Women's Center, who are working round-the-clock to maintain ser
Sharing tips to support mental health and wellbeing during these extraordinary times, with credit to @apapsychiatric, @namicommunicate, @nationalcouncil, and @mentalhealthamerica. If you or someone you know could use support, free help is available f
For those for whom home is not a safe place, the past few weeks have been very difficult. The pandemic has exacerbated conditions that survivors of domestic violence face -- such as financial instability and social isolation -- and that can lead to h
We can leverage 2-1-1 data to track and monitor real-time changes in community needs, thanks to the work of the Health Communication Research Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. As the team writes, "2-1-1 Counts is a public, online dashbo
When you study public health, you are told that ethics is the most important course you will ever take. Let’s not allow each other to lose sight of the principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice in our response to COVID-19. Working togeth
These are extraordinary times we are living in, and like everyone else, we are hoping we each come out of this healthy, and perhaps a little more human. . PHS is working with a dozen volunteers from across the nation to crowdsource a daily digest of
People’s Health Solutions went live today with our new website! After beginning this journey in January with nothing but a vision, we are excited to be working with some of our first community partners. We recognize how the COVID-19 pandemic is