Core Values and Ethics of Street Psychiatry

Sponsored by the Hans Lowenbach, MD Memorial Endowment Fund

Dr. Liz Frye is an internationally-recognized expert in street psychiatry and has worked in the field for the past 18 years. She is a co-authored the recently published, "Street Mental Health Handbook," in 2025. With her medical and public health background, Dr. Frye develops strategies for addressing mental health and substance use disorders among unhoused people at a population health level. Dr. Frye previously founded and directed Atlanta's first street medicine program. She also worked to integrate behavioral health into the Allegheny Health Network Center for Inclusion Health's services, including street medicine, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Frye holds a medical degree from the University of North Carolina and a Masters in Public Health from Emory University. She completed residency and a Community Psychiatry and Public Health Fellowship at Emory. Dr. Frye serves as the Chair for the Street Medicine Institute's Board of Directors and has led the Institute's annual International Street Medicine Symposium since 2017.