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APA Policy guide on homelessness

Planners can play a significant role in reducing homelessness by determining local housing needs through their comprehensive plans, removing regulatory and legal barriers to the development of affordable and supportive housing, and fostering…

Tags: definition-- implementation-- policy-- urban planning

What is a homeless response system?

Helpful definition of what "homeless response system" and "continuum of care" mean.

Tags: CoC-- definition

Homeless services terminology

Short glossary. Does not include all possible terms.

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By-Name Data

Definition and argument in favor of using by-name data

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Key Homelessness Definitions

List of definitions for basic terms in homelessness response system.

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Housing First and Access to Housing

CSH explanation of housing first and how to quickly move people into housing.

Tags: definition-- housing first-- implementation

Housing First

Homeless Hub definition of housing first.

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Rapid Re-housing (RRH)

HUD definition of rapid rehousing

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Covid-19 Homeless System Response: Evidence-based Service Delivery

Brief fact sheet that explains five evidence-based practices commonly used in homeless response: housing first, critical time intervention,assertive community treatment, motivational interviewing, and intensive case management.

Tags: case management-- definition-- supportive services

Homeless System Response: Qualitative Data 101

Brief definition/ introduction to qualitative data. Helpful for those who are totally new to research.

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Two Ways of Looking at It: How We Evaluate Homelessness Numbers

Accessible explanation of the difference between counts and percentages, how to interpret each, and when it's beneficial to use each one.

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What is Housing First?

Community solutions definition of Housing First.

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Contracting and Procurement for Culturally Specific and Responsive Services

Multnomah county's definitions of racial equity, cultural competency, and culturally specific and responsive services. The document is intended to guide contracting and procurement, but definitions given here can apply more generally.

Tags: culturally specific care-- culturally specific services-- definition-- Multnomah County OR-- racial equity

Permanent Supportive Housing

National Alliance to End Homelessness definition of PSH.

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Rapid Re-Housing Works

NAEH webpage that provides easy to understand definitions of rapid rehousing and its constitutive services (includes infographics), evidence that suggests rapid rehousing works, and more advanced guidance for practitioners.

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What is a Continuum of Care?

Helpful definition and summary of what a CoC actually is.

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The Truth About Housing First

Call to action around fighting for housing first, with accompanying myth-busting/reminders that serve as a more advanced and nuanced description of what Housing First is.

Tags: advocacy-- definition-- housing first