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SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

This manual introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organization, system, or service sector. The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach, and offers 6 key principles and 10…

Tags: definition-- healthcare-- trauma-informed care

Report to Congress on the Feasibility of Creating Stronger Partnerships Between Schools and Housing Agencies

This report identifies areas where schools and housing agencies—specifically public housing agencies (PHAs)—can partner to improve housing stability for students and youth in K-12. This report reflects the best practices provided in the 2018 National…

Tags: children-- cross-system collaboration-- mckinney-vento-- youth

Housing and Education Collaborations to Serve Homeless Children, Youth, and Families

This brief is designed for staff of homeless assistance programs and members of Continuums of Care (CoCs) funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as for State Coordinators for Homeless Education and local…

Tags: children-- cross-system collaboration-- family homelessness-- mckinney-vento-- youth

How Communities Are Responding to Vehicular Homelessness

This report provides an overview of vehicular homelessness—the definition, drivers, data, and community responses, which include criminalization as well as services like so-called safe parking programs. It is based on several sources, such as key…

Tags: safe park-- unsheltered homelessness

Data Collection About People Experiencing Homelessness

Report identifying the homeless data collection systems being used by the member agencies of USICH, including identification of which systems interact with, or are accessible by, multiple agencies.

Tags: data-- HMIS

19 Strategies for Communities to Address Encampments Humanely and Effectively

This guidance is intended to help public leaders and community partners in cities, counties, states, and federal agencies develop and implement humane and effective responses to encampments on public land using All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to…

Tags: encampments-- implementation-- unsheltered homelessness

7 Principles for Addressing Encampments

This USICH guidance, available as a PDF, is intended to help communities facing a crisis of unsheltered homelessness.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to encampments, but the following principles— developed by USICH in coordination with the…

Tags: encampments-- unsheltered homelessness

Treatment, Housing, and Outreach Support for Individuals with Psychotic Disorders

With the appropriate support and treatment, people experiencing homelessness and psychosis can recover to live full and productive lives. This fact sheet provides an overview of psychosis and its treatment options, tips for outreach and engagement,…

Tags: implementation-- mental illness-- outreach-- trauma-informed care

Low-Barrier Shelter: Policies Into Practice

This guide provides information on the core components of low-barrier shelters. It provides examples of key policies, procedures to support those policies, and ideas for navigating common challenges in implementation.

Sections include:
What is a…

Tags: emergency shelter-- low-barrier-- trauma-informed care

Serving Native American Households Using ERA: Learning From High-spending Programs

The report investigates the unique characteristics of high-spending emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs administered by Native American Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs).

Tags: native american/alaska native/indigenous-- rent assistance

Assessment of the Orange County, California, Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Services

The California Department of Health Care Services awarded the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) a Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment (HMIOT) grant in late 2018. The HCA partnered with Telecare to create intensive outreach and mobile…

Tags: healthcare-- mental illness-- Orange County CA-- outreach

The Current State of Youth Homelessness Approaches: Insights and Observations

The Current State of Youth Homelessness Approaches report outlines interventions, practices, and broader strategies to prevent, reduce, and end youth homelessness. The final product details ORS Impact’s approach to the project, select insights and…

Tags: implementation-- systems design-- youth

Covid-19 Homeless System Response: Housing-Focused Outreach

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A housing-focused outreach approach requires a systemic reimagining of the street outreach model to include changes in community-level and provider-level policies and practices. This resource covers:

The difference between housing-focused outreach…

Tags: additional resources-- housing first-- implementation-- outreach

Working with Unsheltered People: Findings from the Alliance’s Workforce Survey

During the summer of 2023, the Alliance surveyed the nation’s homeless services workforce. The online questions were answered by 5,044 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The results highlighted mission-driven workers in challenging…

Tags: outreach-- workers

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