Katherine Koh, MD, MSc is a practicing psychiatrist at Mass General Hospital, a member of the Street Team at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. As a member of the street team at BHCHP, she focuses her clinical care on homeless patients who live on the street through a combination of street outreach, clinic sessions, and home visits for patients recently or unstably housed. She also maintains a general outpatient practice at MGH and conducts research on the health of homeless populations. Her primary interest is improving systems of mental health care for homeless patients.
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Dr. Koh discusses the challenges in providing mental health services to the homeless and what kinds of changes could make a meaningful difference. -
Dr. Koh discusses the increasing challenges in providing mental health services to the homeless and what kinds of changes could make a meaningful difference. -
A well-coordinated response at the hospital and community level can be quickly mobilized and can address not only the physical, but also the mental, trauma […] -
Dr. Koh discusses the increasing challenges in providing mental health services to the homeless and what kinds of changes could make a meaningful difference.
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Machine learning was used to create a predictive model which can be used to identify veterans at high risk for homelessness before they leave the […] -
Nonfatal firearm injuries lead to increases in pain diagnoses, psychiatric disorders, and substance use, with associated increases in health care spending and utilization among survivors.