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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Okin will talk about what inspired him to write the book Silent Voices: 
 People with Mental Disorders on the Street, his experiences on the street, 
 what he learned from homeless mentally ill people about their lives, and 
 what they were like as human beings up close and personal.  He’ll also 
 discuss the causes of homelessness, including the role of governments at 
 all levels in creating and perpetuating this humanitarian crisis, what has 
 made it so persistent and what we as ordinary citizens can do to 
 intervene.\n\nDr. Robert Okin attended college and medical school at the 
 University of Chicago, internship and psychiatric residency at Bronx 
 Municipal Hospital Center.  Following two years at the National Institute 
 of Mental Health, I was appointed Commissioner of Mental Health for the 
 states of Vermont and Massachusetts where I created scores of outpatient 
 programs for very disabled psychiatric patients.  Shortly after this I 
 spent 17 years as Chief of Psychiatry at San Francisco General Hospital and 
 Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at UCSF, followed by 2 years on the 
 streets of SF meeting with homeless people in preparation for my book  
 “Silent Voices: People with Mental Disorders on the Streets.”  I have 
 worked in 12 countries advocating for people in abusive mental hospitals.   
 I currently see psychiatric patients in private 
 practice.\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/94180500771?pwd=TXRoMmhmY01EVkl2UXRMaWpoZ3lEUT09\n\nMeeting 
 ID: 941 8050 0771\nPasscode: 557795\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/09/23/18859143.php
SUMMARY:Two Years on the Streets of San Francisco: Homelessness up Close and Personal
LOCATION:1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109\nor via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/09/23/18859143.php
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