Upcoming event: Medicine in the Streets – a community conversation

On June 5th, NABB’s Homelessness Task Force will co-host with Boston Public Library a conversation with the Homelessness Outreach Team featured in Rough Sleepers, a recent publication by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder. Dr. Jim O’Connell, President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), and Dr. Eileen Reilly, Street Team Psychiatrist for BHCHP, will converse and answer questions about their work providing medical care and psychological support to help stabilize and heal Boston’s rough sleepers. Kathleen Young, Co-chair of the Homelessness Task Force of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB), will moderate the discussion.

Audience members will gain a better understanding of the diverse social, medical, and psychiatric issues leading people to find themselves living in the street. This program will also offer an overview of effective services and their limitations, and how housed citizens can help reduce homelessness.

June 5th – 6-7:30pm – Rabb Hall at Boston Public Library

Learn more about the event and register to attend:
https://nabbonline.org/activity-and-event/nabb-homelessness-task-force-community-conversation/