Street Side: The Street Medicine Institute Podcast

With thought-provoking and challenging conviction, Mike Boucher leads listeners on a journey towards collective care and liberation from oppressive systems. As a minister, therapist and activist, Mike thinks and feels deeply about societal harm, and the multi-faceted approaches to personal and communal healing. Mike's Book Recommendations: Liberated to the Bone, Susan Raffo Emergent Strategy,...

Kshe is the embodiment of living wisdom born out of the suffering of lived experience. We honor her courage and vulnerability in sharing her very personal journey. From the chaos of the streets to full-time advocacy, her story is remarkable. Kshe is the Founder and Director of LULA (Love You Like Always) in Peoria, Illinois LULA website is HERE Facebook link is HERE For feedback, comments or sugge...

Need inspiration? Listen to Dr. Sam Jackson from Chicago talk about why he loves this work. Learn about long-acting injectable medication options, and why housing is a therapeutic intervention for mental health. Dr. Jackson is the Founder and President of the Street Mental Health Coalition, and is publishing a book entitled "Homelessness." The website: streetmentalhealth.org To join the...

Persons with substance use disorder are at dramatically increased risk of overdose upon release from incarceration. Dr. Aaron Fox is the Director of the Bronx Transitions Clinic, which provides a medical home for people with chronic health conditions upon reentry. He is also the President of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine and a researcher in the field of opioid use disorder.

Medical Director of BronxWorks in NYC and faculty leader of the family medicine residency "Homeless" track at Montefiore Einstein, Dr. Littleton has decades of experience in street medicine. She explores themes of housing first, harm reduction, and "learning to listen" in medical training and practice. She is interviewed by Poyani Bavishi, who launched Street Side in 2023.

The Street Mental Health Handbook is a practical guide to street-level psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. This special episode is a recording of the Book Launch Webinar that was held in January 2026. We get to hear directly from the authors - Liz Frye, Simon Hatcher and Kim Van Herk - respond to audience questions in this dynamic episode of Street Side. To purchase the book from Springer Nature,...

Join us to hear Emma Lo trace her remarkable journey to Street Psychiatry. An informative and inspirational speaker, Emma offers insight into the value of steadfast solidarity with our unhoused neighbors, placing relationship building at the core of mental health care. Emma is the Founder and Director of the Street Psychiatry Program at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, and is an Assistant Pro...

Our spotlight is on the Street Medicine Program of Valley Health Partners in Pennsylvania. Program Director Seth Campbell, PA, joins us to talk about their work. From the early inspiration of Brett and Corinne Feldman, Seth has helped to fashion a robust program that even outfits patients with eyeglasses right on the street. He also provides wise guidance for nascent and early Street Medicine prog...

Are you curious about Harm Reduction and Safe Injection Sites? Dr. Benjamin T. Hayes, MD, MPH, MSW, is an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center and the Clinical and Medical Director of the Drug User Health Clinic at OnPoint NYC — the site of one of the first publicly acknowledged overdose prevention centers in the United S...

Author of "The Urge: Our History of Addiction," Dr. Fisher is a psychiatrist, bioethicist and addiction medicine specialist who employs nuance and humanity to understand addiction and recovery. As a person in recovery, he speaks with clarity and deep understanding. Show Transcript LINK

Authentic and inspirational, Todd Lucero details his lived experiences of trauma, homelessness, substance use, and incarceration. He speaks beautifully about the role of human kindness in his recovery and his own efforts to support others. Todd is an expert who speaks from the heart. Link to Transcript HERE

Kevin F. Adler is the author of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, And The Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. He is also the Founder of Miracle Messages, which combats the relational poverty of homelessness through reconnection with lost family and friends. Listen in to Michael's conversation with this inspirational author, leader, and social entrepreneu...

Substance Use Disorder is both prevalent and highly lethal among rough sleepers. Dr. Shaina Shetty guides us through a harm reduction approach, providing compassionate support and medication-assisted therapies to help individuals on their road to recovery. Dr. Shaina Shetty is a family physician who is passionate about providing high-quality patient-centered care to all patients, regardless of the...

In this episode, Dr. Marguerite Urban from Rochester, NY reviews the latest trends, research, and treatments of Sexually Transmitted Infections, with a particular focus on Street Medicine.  Dr. Urban currently directs the  NYSDOH Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) Sexual Health Center of Excellence  and continues to serve as the Medical Director of the  Monroe County STD Clinic , a position she h...

In this episode, we dialogue with KK Assman, NP, the founder and director of Kansas City's Street Medicine Program, "Care Beyond the Boulevard." A robust program that utilizes clinics, mobile units, and street-level care to serve the unhoused, Care Beyond the Boulevard also provides Medical Respite Care for those being discharged from the hospital. https://www.carebeyondtheboulevard....

A native Angeleno and Jesuit priest, from 1986 to 1992 Father Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles that also had the highest concentration of gang activity in the city.  Father Boyle witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence on his community during the so-called “decade of death” that began in the late 1980s and...

Join Co-Host Vinh as he attends the International Street Medicine Symposium in Hilo, Hawaii. Meeting new people walking the path of street medicine and outreach from students to providers. Here's a special recap episode from just a few of the amazing voices from ISMS. Special Music from Prod.neverforever on Ukulele Special Sounds from Hilo, Hawaii, natural rain Don't forget to follow and share our...

Let's talk about burnout! Join us for an amazing discussion with Dr. Vikki Reynolds. Vikki works as a Consultant, Facilitator and Supervisor in Team Development, Resisting Burnout and Sustainability, ‘Trauma’ and Witnessing Resistance to Violence and Oppression, and a Supervision of Solidarity. As a Clinical Supervisor and Therapeutic Supervisor Vikki is informed by narrative and collaborative...

Join us this week to listen to Dr. Liz Frye Chair of the Street Medicine Institute and Street Psychiatrist at the Center for Inclusion Health, Allegheny Health Network. Driven by a long-standing desire and commitment to connect deeply with and improve the health of people experiencing extreme poverty, Liz first began providing street-based psychiatric care in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 2008. Liz joi...

Join us this week to listen to Dr. Michiko Fried (DNP, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC) and Dr. Kevin Emmons (DrNP, APN, CWCN, CFCN, WOCNF) from HOPE Services Hawai'i speak on their experiences performing Street Medicine in Hilo. Don't forget to register for this year's ISMS which will be hosted in Hilo, Hawai'i! Special thanks to Co-Host Poyani Bavishi. Don't forget to follow and share our podcast! Please send u...

Join us this week to listen to Community Health Worker and Member of the Board of the Street Medicine Institute, Joseph Benson and his lived experiences in street outreach. Special thanks to Co-Host Michael Brennan. Don't forget to follow and share our podcast! Please send us suggestions at studentcoalition@streetmedicine.org Link to SMISC One-Pager: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link to Show notes:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join us this week to listen to guests Dr. Sarah Doorley, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine Physician at University New Mexico, and Lindsay Fox, a Physician Associate and founding partner and Director for the Center for Inclusive Health at University of New Mexico. Special thanks to Co-Host Michael Brennan. Don't forget to follow and share our podcast! Link to SMISC One-Pager: ⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠...

Join us this week to listen to guest Dr. Patrick Perri speak about the world of Street Medicine. Dr. Perri serves as Medical Director for the Center for Inclusion Health at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, PA and is active as a clinician-educator on the faculty of the Allegheny General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program. His Street Medicine career includes more than 15 combined ye...

Listen to how some street medicine providers navigate using antibiotics to provide care on the streets with guest Kate Pocock, a physician associate and Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine working with the Keck School of Medicine USC Street Medicine team in California. Special thanks to Co-Host Michael Brennan. Don't forget to follow and share our podcast! Link to SMISC One-Pager: ⁠Link⁠ Link t...

Listen to how housing and social work efforts are playing out in Rochester, New York, with guest Andy Carey. Special thanks to Co-Host Michael Brennan. Don't forget to follow and share our podcast! Link to SMISC One-Pager: Link Link to Show notes: ⁠Link The Street Medicine Institute Student Coalition is dedicated to promoting inclusive, reality-based, person-centered care for our unsheltered h...