Building Your Program is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and Permanent Supportive Housing program leaders think through and develop the structure of Permanent Supportive Housing programs.
"Introduction: Intensive Case Management (ICM) is a community‐based package of care aiming to provide long‐term care for severely mentally ill people who do not require immediate admission. Intensive Case Management evolved from two original…
Building Your Program is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and ACT leaders think through and develop the structure of ACT programs. Although you will work closely together to build ACT programs, for ease, we created…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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,…
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.
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).
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…
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…
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:
