2026
Politico (E&E News) | "Climate-related disasters drive homelessness, researchers say”
Politico's E&E News interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, about homelessness.
Politico's E&E News interviewed Dr. Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor in UCLA Fielding's Department of Health Policy and Management, about recent research she co-authored that finds climate change is a top factor in year-to-year homelessness spikes in the United States.
“On average, those things are going to go together,” said Kathryn Leifheit, assistant professor of health policy and management at UCLA. “Where you see a large increase in homelessness, more often than not, you’re going to see a climate-related event in the preceding year."
