“We know what works…So why is it so hard to scale?” That's the question Dr. Margot Kushel, Director of the ucsf Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative and a Steinberg Institute board member, asked panelists at our second annual Vision 2030 Solution Symposium. Decades of research show programs from Housing First and Harm Reduction to Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) have a strong evidence base. The challenge is scale: turning proven models into systems that reach the people who need them. To learn more about the structural barriers preventing evidence-based programs from scaling—and the California initiatives working to change that—watch the full panel on our YouTube channel (link in comments). – The Vision 2030 Solution Symposium is an annual statewide event where hundreds of behavioral health experts, policymakers, county leaders, health system executives, providers, advocates and more convene to engage in solutions-driven conversations on the future of mental health in Ca...