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Angela Bymaster
Angela Bymaster

Angela Bymaster is a family medicine physician who has worked primarily with homeless patients in San Jose for the past 5 years. Dr. Bymaster graduated with an M.D. from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA. Dr. Bymaster has an additional board certification in Addiction Medicine.

09 September 2015

Surprising Fact: Most homeless suffered Traumatic Brain Injury as children

Written by Angela Bymaster
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Most people have been aware that there is a high incidence of mental illness and substance use disorders among the homeless.  Many people also know that homeless people tend to suffer from a lot of chronic diseases.  Some know that the average life expectancy for the homeless in America is about 45 years old. ...
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04 July 2015

Foster Care: An Important Piece of the Homelessness Puzzle

Written by Angela Bymaster
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When you think about foster care, what comes to mind?  Warm, loving families playing Monopoly by the hearth?  Creepy halfhearted inept caregivers who are in it for the money and are probably abusing the kids, who don’t buy them school supplies so they have to get them from Sleep Train donations? I have seen...
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12 June 2015

New Study: Cost of homelessness — Data and Caveats

Written by Angela Bymaster
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There has been a significant buzz about the new cost of homelessness study released last month by Destination:Home.  It is described on their website as “The largest and most comprehensive body of information that has been assembled in the United States to analyze the public costs of homelessness.” I am really glad that someone...
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01 May 2015

Infographic: Homeless in San Jose

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29 April 2015

Why are people homeless? One Reason: Learning Disabilities

Written by Angela Bymaster
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Every time I think I have homeless people figured out, I meet another homeless person who is the perfect counterexample for my latest theory. That is to say, the homeless are a complex and diverse people.  So why are people homeless? There are some factors, however, which are more common, at least among our...
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07 April 2015

The wealthier the city, the fewer the homeless shelter beds

Written by Angela Bymaster
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Data from the biggest cities in the United States suggest that cities with higher median household income report fewer homeless shelter beds.  The San Jose/Santa Clara County area bottoms the chart with the highest median income and the fewest number of shelter beds per homeless person. One might conjecture that wealthier towns have more...
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04 April 2015

Interactive Infographic: Homelessness in San Jose

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Interactive Infographic on Homelessness in San Jose and Santa Clara County, as compared to other large cities in the United States. San Jose has the fewest per homeless capita emergency and transitional beds in the nation.  San Jose also has the highest median income in the nation. Homeless in San jose | Create infographics
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04 April 2015

Emergency Housing is not in style, but I believe it is helpful

Written by Angela Bymaster
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Several years ago emergency housing shelters became unfashionable in favor of long term housing.  This makes sense; each time a homeless person is permanently housed, then there is one fewer homeless person on the streets.  But since the process of finding permanent housing for the homeless is a long, expensive, complicated one, and often...
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04 April 2015

Why are there so many homeless people in San Jose: Part #2

Written by Angela Bymaster
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There are no medical detox facilities in Santa Clara County.  What does that mean for homeless people?  Let me explain. When a person is addicted to any drug (or alcohol), he or she will go into “withdrawal” when the drug is stopped.  Most withdrawal syndromes are very uncomfortable but will not kill you, ranging...
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03 April 2015

Why are there so many homeless people in San Jose: Part #1

Written by Angela Bymaster
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If it seems to you that there are a lot of people living outside around here, you’re right!  So why are there so many homeless people in San Jose? A recent HUD report found that San Jose/Santa Clara County has the highest rates of unsheltered homeless in the nation!  Sadly, we won.  We have...
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Recent Posts

  • Surprising Fact: Most homeless suffered Traumatic Brain Injury as children
  • Foster Care: An Important Piece of the Homelessness Puzzle
  • A letter from The Ambassador of The Jungle
  • New Study: Cost of homelessness — Data and Caveats
  • San Jose suggests outlawing discrimination against homeless tenants
  • Infographic: Homeless in San Jose
  • Why are people homeless? One Reason: Learning Disabilities
  • AB109: Why isn’t the Santa Clara County homeless population decreasing?
  • Why isn’t the Santa Clara County homeless population decreasing? Part 1
  • The wealthier the city, the fewer the homeless shelter beds

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