I wrote for TIME about quantifying life, the history of health economics, and the partisan divide in relying on expertise to inform policy time.com/6900046/democr…

I have a commentary in CalMatters today on which kind of 'beds' California should prioritize with Prop 1 money.

calmatters.org/commentary/202…

The Supreme Court will soon take up Grants Pass v Johnson, the most significant case regarding homelessness in 40 years. Today a group of social scientists, including myself, filed an amicus brief on the case: publicjustice.net/grantspass-v-j… 🧵 1/6

Excited that this article with Nick Rekenthaler is in print in Social Problems! In it, we examine three different proposals to expand involuntary psych treatment for 'the homeless mentally ill' in CA.

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This Sat, April 6th I'll be discussing 'Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics' at the San Diego Central Library.

I'm honored to have Thomas Curwen of the LA Times as my discussant. Come on through! More info at:
libraryfoundationsd.org/events/gong

But other countries have maintained high and consistent rates of upward mobility. In Norway, more than 70% of children born in the 1980s earned more than their parents—the same as it was for kids born in the 1960s

For everyone who has ever wondered if culture shapes mental health care, read Alex Barnard 🇺🇦!

The alternative trajectories of the French and US psychiatric disciplines are not accidents. The care context is key:

So honored and grateful to receive this grant!