1 hr
A Conversation with Casey Trupin SKID ROAD
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- Society & Culture
I first worked with Casey Trupin soon after I moved to Seattle almost thirty-two years ago. At the time, I was working on applied policy research on improving access to health care for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness (while working as a nurse practitioner providing primary health care at a Seattle clinic specifically for our houseless young people). Along with Seattle and King County Department of Health Health Care for the Homeless, Casey and I worked on a project to clearly interpret Washington State laws impacting what types of health care could be provided to teenagers without necessitating the legal consent of parents/guardians--a source of confusion for teens and healthcare providers and a major barrier to care. I think this was when Casey was a recent law school graduate. I've followed his amazing work over the decades and was glad to talk with him recently about his work.
As he points out in this conversation, preventing youth homelessness is one of the best ways to prevent adult and chronic homelessness. A recent report from the Office of Homeless Youth for Washington shows that a concerted effort by multiple agencies and people (including young people with the lived experience of homelessness) reduced homelessness among young people ages 12-24 in Washington by 40% (between 2016 and 2022). Proving that it can be done.
I first worked with Casey Trupin soon after I moved to Seattle almost thirty-two years ago. At the time, I was working on applied policy research on improving access to health care for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness (while working as a nurse practitioner providing primary health care at a Seattle clinic specifically for our houseless young people). Along with Seattle and King County Department of Health Health Care for the Homeless, Casey and I worked on a project to clearly interpret Washington State laws impacting what types of health care could be provided to teenagers without necessitating the legal consent of parents/guardians--a source of confusion for teens and healthcare providers and a major barrier to care. I think this was when Casey was a recent law school graduate. I've followed his amazing work over the decades and was glad to talk with him recently about his work.
As he points out in this conversation, preventing youth homelessness is one of the best ways to prevent adult and chronic homelessness. A recent report from the Office of Homeless Youth for Washington shows that a concerted effort by multiple agencies and people (including young people with the lived experience of homelessness) reduced homelessness among young people ages 12-24 in Washington by 40% (between 2016 and 2022). Proving that it can be done.
1 hr