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2023 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium

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Working to End Homelessness by Ensuring Health Care and Housing for All

The Council is a membership organization uniting thousands of health care professionals, people with lived experience of homelessness, and advocates in homeless health care. Join us in working to improve care and eliminate homelessness.

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Take Action to end Homelessness

Lift your voice and take action for health care and housing justice!

Request Technical Assistance or Start Learning

Request advice from qualified experts or learn something new in homeless health care.

Find Best Practices or Discover Research

View resources, research & quality improvement for health care and homelessness

Find information about Consumers

Consumers are people with lived experience of homelessness

If You are Experiencing Homelessness

The Council does not offer direct homeless services like providing shelter or care. The most direct way to get help in your area is to dial “211” or go to 211.org. It will refer you to LOCAL services in your city or state. To find HCH’s in your area, you can go to our Directory here.

The Council supports 3 pillars of service:

Training

We support HCHs, Advocates, and Consumer Leaders through Webinars, Courses, Regional and National Training, and Conferences, as well as providing Technical Support and access to experts in the field of Health Care for the Homeless. Our Clinical team works to continually improve standards of care and help in training HCH staff.

Research

Our Research team finds and collects data from various regional and national sources, often working with governmental bodies and private organizations. We offer these up for free by using dashboards, publications, and live as well recorded presentations.

Advocacy

Our advocacy team works with political leaders to help effect change both nationally as well as regionally and produces material to support activists in the fight to end homelessness and improve medical care to those who have become homeless.

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Training

We support HCHs, Advocates, and Consumer Leaders through Webinars, Courses, Regional and National Training, and Conferences, as well as providing Technical Support and access to experts in the field of Health Care for the Homeless. Our Clinical team works to continually improve standards of care and help in training HCH staff.

Research

Our Research team finds and collects data from various regional and national sources, often working with governmental bodies and private organizations. We offer these up for free by using dashboards, publications, and live as well recorded presentations.

Advocacy

Our advocacy team works with political leaders to help effect change both nationally as well as regionally and produces material to support activists in the fight to end homelessness and improve medical care to those who have become homeless.

Who do we serve

Beyond our work in the fight to end Homelessness we serve Over 200 Healthcare for the Homeless facilities across the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

Visit Our Directory to find an HCH in your area.

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Webinars & Training:

View More on the Webinars page

Featured Webinar or Training:

Navigating Ethics & Equity in a COVID Aware World | March 29 | 2:00 pm CT
Over the last three years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inequities baked into our systems. Ethical dilemmas with a lack of resources have exacerbated the moral injury Health Care for the Homeless providers face daily. The intersectionality of the COVID pandemic increased the impact on marginalized communities and the provider(s) who care for them..…. Read more
Hepatitis C Virtual Symposium: Primary Care-Based Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness | April 5 | 11:30 am CT
a virtual half-day symposium on treating hepatitis C in primary care settings among people experiencing homelessness. We will cover a wide range of topics specific to treating hepatitis C in this population, including substance use, harm reduction, and complex medical needs. The Symposium will..…. Read more

Upcoming Webinars & Training:

Popular Webinars:

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Being Trauma-Informed and Its Role in Ending Homelessness
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Foundations of LGBTQIA+ Health Care and Homelessness: Terminology, Concepts, and Best Practices

What’s Happening

Course Safety & Security Series

New Online Course: Safety and Security for HCH Health Centers

The Basics
– How and When to Call 911
– Conflict Resolution
– Organizational Culture of Safety
– Principals of De-escalation
Click on the link below and select the Safety and Security Series category
Medical Respite course  about The roles of CHW, Case Managers and Peers

New Online Course: Roles and Responsibilities in Medical Respite

The role of Community Health Workers, Case Managers, and Peers:
Case managers, community health workers (CHWs), and peers are often the primary staff responsible for care coordination and implementation of care plans in medical respite. Beyond this, they build relationships and safety for medical respite care clients.
Vaccine Ambassador project award winners on map with logos

Visit Our Vaccine Ambassadors page

VAP focuses on increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates among people experiencing homelessness, people with substance use disorder, and people who engage in sex work. All three groups are at increased risk for COVID-19 infection but have experienced barriers

COVID-19 Pandemic Guide

This comprehensive guide aims to gather the most up-to-date information and provide guidance to organizations and programs who serve people experiencing homelessness to minimize harm during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, as we are now nearly three years into this pandemic, we wanted to gather the lessons learned for future pandemics.

The Councils Periodicals (E-Publications)

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council produces scheduled publications in both PDF and email newsletter format these are distributed at the scheduled time to email address boxes of members but you can find the issue archives below.

Solidarity: Issue and education focused, and includes information such as recommended reading and “In the News” features.
R & R: Highlights webinars and other key events, as well as registrations, resources, and job openings. Clean and concise, designed for quick reading
COVID-19 Flash Blast: A brief synopsis of key issues specific to covid-19 and the HCH delivered twice a month community
Mobilizer Volume 25, No. 10
Mobilizer: a monthly action alert newsletter developed by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s policy and advocacy team.
Respite News: an e-publication of the RCPN highlighting trends, new resources, and learning opportunities of interest to providers, consumers, and advocates of medical respite care.
The Consumer Voice: offers important information on housing and health care topics and shares updates on the work of NCAB and consumer advisory boards across the United States.
Healing Hands: a publication of the HCH Clinicians’ Network, melds scientific knowledge with the experience of clinicians working in Health Care for the Homeless
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