311 | Creating Authentic, Effective Partnerships between Organizations and People with Lived Experiences: Lessons from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
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Workshop
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Room 311-312 |
Session Overview
In this panel, researchers from the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) and members of their Lived Expertise Advisory Board will discuss the work they did together on The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). The CASPEH is the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s and the largest study ever conducted in the state of California. It was advised by a Lived Expertise Advisory Board (LEAB). The CASPEH LEAB is made up of advisors from across the state of California who represent a range of lived and living experiences of homelessness – from rural and urban communities, living sheltered and unsheltered, young and old, in families and single. In this session, panelists will discuss how this partnership between BHHI and the CASPEH LEAB brought equity, and collaboration to each phase of the CASPEH including research design, fieldwork, data analysis, and dissemination. We will discuss the four pillars to building a circle of trust between organizations and lived experts: (1) compensation, (2) trauma-informed facilitation, (3) taking feedback seriously, and (4) addressing barriers. Finally, they will share tips and tricks from the recently released Toolkit on how they did research together and their advice on forming a Lived Expertise Advisory Board to advise on research projects and programs.
Description
In this panel, researchers from the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) and members of their Lived Expertise Advisory Board will discuss the work they did together on The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). The CASPEH is the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s and the largest study ever conducted in the state of California. It was advised by a Lived Expertise Advisory Board (LEAB). The CASPEH LEAB is made up of advisors from across the state of California who represent a range of lived and living experiences of homelessness – from rural and urban communities, living sheltered and unsheltered, young and old, in families and single. In this session, panelists will discuss how this partnership between BHHI and the CASPEH LEAB brought equity, and collaboration to each phase of the CASPEH including research design, fieldwork, data analysis, and dissemination. We will discuss the four pillars to building a circle of trust between organizations and lived experts: (1) compensation, (2) trauma-informed facilitation, (3) taking feedback seriously, and (4) addressing barriers. Finally, they will share tips and tricks from the recently released Toolkit on how they did research together and their advice on forming a Lived Expertise Advisory Board to advise on research projects and programs.
Kara Ponder
Director of Community Engagement & Racial Justice
Benioff Homelessness and Housing Institute
Presenter
Dr. Kara Young Ponder is the Director of Community Engagement and Racial Justice at BHHI. In this role, she leads community partnerships and analyses of race and racism primarily for the California Statewide Study of People Experience Homelessness (CASPEH). She played a key leadership role in the CASPEH survey research design, fieldwork operations, data analysis, and writing, and led the three community advisory boards attached to the study. She is the primary investigator for the CASPEH Black Californians' Experiences of Homelessness qualitative sub-study and leads the internal learning and professional development program for BHHI staff.
Dez Martinez
Executive Director
We Are NOT Invisible
Presenter
Dez Martinez is the Executive Director of We Are NOT Invisible, a non-profit organization that advocates for and assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Dez became homeless for the first time at age 43 after fleeing domestic violence. Through We Are NOT Invisible, Dez helps those living unhoused in Fresno by doing advocacy work across the country, helping people get rehoused, teaching people their rights, and making sure they have the resources and skills they need in order to thrive once rehoused.
