Behavioral Health Care Delivery Through Street Medicine Programs in California.

Mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent among people experiencing homelessness. Street Medicine can reach unhoused people who face barriers to accessing healthcare in more traditional medical settings including shelter-based clinics. However, there is little guidance on best practices for mental health and substance use treatment through Street Medicine.

"Because I was sick": seriously ill veterans' perspectives on reason for 30-day readmissions.

Objectives: To determine the perspectives of seriously ill individuals on reasons for 30-day hospital readmission.

Design: A prospective qualitative study was conducted employing individual interviews conducted at bedside.

Setting: Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.