Council Updates

INTERSECTIONS of Homelessness and Human Trafficking

New Issue of Healing Hands Focuses on Human Trafficking

There are many connection points between homelessness and human trafficking, and it’s important that clinicians and care providers who work with people experiencing homelessness have access to accurate and thorough information about these connection points. However, many people are exposed to inaccurate information about the nature of human trafficking in the U.S. and globally. Not …

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Meet the HCH2023 Award and Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to this year’s scholarship and award recipients, who we honored during the 2023 Annual National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium in Baltimore! Watch the full awards luncheon — including speeches by those honored — here. Philip W. Brickner National Leadership Award BRIAN BICKFORD Brian Bickford is a licensed mental health …

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6/6/23 webinar: Dissecting the Street Medicine Landscape Analysis with Street Medicine Leaders

6/8/23 Note: Due to technical difficulties, this webinar had to be rescheduled. We’ll post a link to the rescheduled webinar once it’s available! Join the National HCH Council June 6 at 11 a.m. CDT for an in-depth analysis and discussion of the recently published California Street Medicine Landscape Survey and Report. This first-of-its-kind study looks …

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Study Shows Encampment Sweeps Lead to Deadly Outcomes for the Unhoused

A study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows encampment sweeps, bans, move-along orders and cleanups that forcibly relocate individuals away from essential services will lead to substantial increases in overdose deaths, hospitalizations and life-threatening infections, plus many other detrimental impacts. The study was authored by a multidisciplinary group of …

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The April 2023 Issue of Mobilizer Is Out Now

The April edition of the National HCH Council’s monthly policy action alert newsletter is live! Here’s what’s in it: Want to get this newsletter straight to your inbox each month? Sign up for it here.

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