Street Medicine Institute Trainings and WebinarsSMI's webinar series is aimed at bringing you practical information, training, and discussion on key topics in street medicine.To be notified about upcoming webinars and training opportunities from SMI, sign up for our mailing list. Upcoming WebinarsH.R. 1 and Street Medicine: What You Need to Know to Reduce Harm- November 17, 2026, 10 am HST / 12 pm PST / 3 pm EST H.R. 1 implementation in the United States will cause profound disruptions to the many people experiencing homelessness who depend on Medicaid coverage. These disruptions will directly and indirectly affect all street medicine programs, but programs can play a vital role in mitigating harms from the bill. This webinar will identify the changes that will begin in 2027, offer actionable strategies for the street medicine community, and discuss implications for programs and patients. Register for HR 1 & Street Medicine
Street Mental Health Intensive: 2-Day Virtual Training - December 3 and 4, 2026, 9:30 am – 2 pm PST / 12:30 – 5 pm EST both days Street mental health care is often provided by teams in the absence of mental health clinicians, leaving primary care providers to treat complex psychiatric conditions without formal training in this area. This two-day Street Mental Health Intensive provides 8.5 hours of practical education aimed at expanding access to high-quality street-based mental health treatment for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Topics range from trust-building and empowerment to diagnostic assessments and medication treatment to street-based therapy, ethics, and psychiatric emergencies. Led by experts in street medicine, each session's content is grounded in the reality facing people living unsheltered and offers adjustments to traditional mental health care to address the unique context of street-based care. Participants will gain the confidence to recognize, treat, and improve symptoms of psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD in the context of complex co-occurring physical health and substance use disorders. Audience: Primary care providers, social workers, nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, advance practice providers, and students/ trainees Cost (USD):
Register for Street Mental Health IntensiveRegistration closes on December 2 at 5 pm Pacific. Past Webinars Virtual Book Launch- Street Mental Health Handbook- January 29, 2026 Join us for the launch of the Street Mental Health Handbook, a timely and practice-focused guide by Simon Hatcher, Kim Van Herk, and Liz Frye that brings together lived experience, clinical insight, and frontline wisdom from street-based mental health care. This handbook speaks directly to clinicians, outreach workers, policymakers, and advocates working with people who experience homelessness and profound social exclusion—offering practical tools, ethical frameworks, and real-world strategies grounded in compassion and evidence. The launch will feature a dynamic panel discussion, bringing an international perspective to the challenges and possibilities of street mental health care, followed by an interactive Q&A with the authors. Whether you work on the streets, in clinics, or in systems shaping care, this event is an opportunity to engage with the ideas behind the book, ask hard questions, and connect with a growing community committed to more humane, effective mental health care. Attendees will be provided with a discount code and three lucky attendees will be randomly selected to receive a free copy of the Street Mental Health Handbook. The Street Mental Health Handbook is available for purchase here. Liz Frye MD, MPH- Chair, Board of Directors, Street Medicine Institute Street Medicine in the ICE Age- January 22, 2026 Join SMI for a webinar on mitigating the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on our unsheltered neighbors. Presenters Leilani Stacy and Lisette Carmona will discuss the impact of ICE raids in the United States, strategies for street medicine teams to protect patients, legal rights of immigrants, and advocacy strategies. Lisette Carmona- Social Work Manager and Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine, USC Street Medicine Executive Order on Homelessness: Implications and Advocacy for People Sleeping Rough in the US- November 6, 2025 President Trump's executive order, "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," seeks to increase involuntary commitment of houseless people with mental health and substance use disorders and increase punishment for public drug use, camping, and squatting. The order additionally calls for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to stop funding harm reduction and requires recipients of federal funding for homelessness projects to share health data with federal agencies. While many non-profit organizations serving homeless individuals oppose the executive order, other groups applaud the order and hope it will reduce suffering among people who have become homeless due to serious mental illness and substance use problems. Combining expertise in street medicine, lived experience of homelessness, health care, and civil rights, speakers Joseph Benson, Emily Hills, and Liz Frye will offer a thought-provoking analysis of the executive order's legal, ethical, and health impacts on unsheltered people. Emily Hills – Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Hawai'i Medicaid & the Big Beautiful Bill: Implications for Street Medicine in the United States- October 7, 2025 The Big Beautiful Bill (HR1) has passed, bringing major implications for our patients and for the field of street medicine un the US. To help us understand what this means in practice, join us for a Q&A with two national experts: Andy Schneider – National Medicaid expert and Professor, Georgetown University
Encampment Sweeps & Street Medicine: Reducing Harm, Protecting Health- March 4, 2025Join the California Street Medicine Collaborative, USC Street Medicine, and the Street Medicine Institute for a crucial discussion on street medicine and encampment sweeps. This webinar will highlight the release of Mitigating the Health Impacts of Encampment Sweeps in California: A Practice Guide for Street Medicine, offering practical strategies to reduce harm and protect health before, during, and after sweeps.
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