Search for: Join Donate FollowFollowFollow 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 to eliminate homelessness. Learn More Next COVID-19 Town Hall Focuses on Reaching Unsheltered People Health Care for the Homeless leaders Jim Withers, MD, and James O’Connell, MD, will be panelists for the second of our weekly COVID-19 town halls to address the challenges of people living in encampments and other outdoor locations. Join us at 12 p.m. CT on Friday, April 3. Register HCH2020 Has Been CancelledWe know that responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been the focus of your attention for weeks and even months as it has been at the Council. With sadness but a firm sense of responsibility, the Council’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 National HCH Conference & Policy Symposium scheduled from May 11-14 in Phoenix, AZ. Protecting the health of our registrants, presenters, sponsors, and exhibitors remains our chief priority. All registration fees will be fully refunded. We will certainly miss seeing you in Phoenix but look forward to the 2021 Conference & Policy Symposium in Baltimore, MD, when we shall meet again. Read the Full Announcement Coronavirus Resources for Homeless Service ProvidersCoronavirus is especially concerning for people experiencing homelessness. Poor health and living in shelters and encampments only increase risk. Find resources to help homeless service providers prepare and respond and read our guidance. Learn More New Issue Brief: COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Needed Policy Responses for a High-Risk GroupAs the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, homeless service providers and officials are working to prevent and slow the spread of the virus among people experiencing homelessness. Our recent policy brief highlights why this group is especially susceptible and immediate policy actions for local response systems. Read the Brief Explore Coordinated Entry Systems in Our New Issue of Healing HandsIt can be daunting for people without homes to navigate homeless service organizations. Read our latest CME-accredited Healing Hands to learn how communities are implementing CESs to help clients access necessary services through a single entry point and more efficiently coordinate assistance for people experiencing homelessness. Read the Issue I Want To… Find Best Practices and Research View resources on health care and homelessness. FIND Immediate Help Now Browse homeless service organizations near you. TAKE ACTION TO End Homelessness Lift your voice for health care and housing justice! REQUEST Technical Assistance Request advice or training in homeless health care. Join the Council Make A Donation Contact Us Our Networks Respite Care Providers' Network National Consumer Advisory Board HCH Clinicians' Network Get Involved Join Our Organization Donate to Our Cause Subscribe today to Receive our latest eNewslettersl Success! Email Sign Up Now This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,625,741 with 20 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov. Copyright © 2019 National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc. PO Box 60427 | Nashville, TN 37206 | (615) 226-2292 Disclaimers and Payment Policies FollowFollowFollow
