Sam Tsemberis

Sam Tsemberis is a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. He is the founder and executive director of Pathways to Housing, a non-profit organization that provides housing and treatment services to people with mental illness. Sam has spent over 30 years working in the field of mental health, and has developed several innovative approaches to treating people with mental illness. He is a leading expert in the field of housing-first initiatives and has written extensively on the topic. Sam has received numerous awards for his work, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness's highest honor. He is based in Los Angeles, California.