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Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People

byTracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder follows Dr. Jim O'Connell and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, which brings medicine directly to people living on streets and in shelters. O'Connell's team treats wounds, chronic illness, addiction, exposure, and psychiatric crises while building trust through sustained presence. Patient stories reveal the structural forces and personal losses behind homelessness without reducing individuals to diagnoses. The book explores the limits of clinical care when housing is absent, yet shows how respectful relationships can save lives. Kidder portrays medicine as accompaniment, persistence, and attention to people society overlooks.

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781984801432