Healing Hands Healing Hands, a publication of the HCH Clinicians’ Network, melds scientific knowledge with the experience of clinicians working in Health Care for the Homeless and reflects issues of concern to direct service providers and program administrators who serve people experiencing homelessness. This page lists all of the issues by topics—medical treatment, behavioral health care, special populations, service delivery/program evaluation, peer support and advocacy. Latest Issues: February 2021 COVID-19 Series, Issue 1, Trauma, Mental Health, and Access to Services for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 Series, Issue 2, Staff Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic Healing Hands readers have the opportunity to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for reading a recent issue and successfully completing the post-test. Nurses, social workers and other health professionals typically are able to apply CME credits toward their professional requirements as well; please check with your credentialing body to verify. There is no charge to receive credit. Select an accredited issue for more details: Harm Reduction (May 2020) | CME Information Coordinated Entry Systems, Assessment of Vulnerability, and Housing Prioritization for People Experiencing Homelessness (February 2020) | CME Information Treatment Models for Non-Opioid Substance Use Amongst Populations Experiencing Homelessness (June 2019) | CME Information Non-Opioid Substance Use, Mental Health, & Homelessness (April 2019) | CME Information Advocacy Topic Issue Barriers to Care Working to Eliminate Barriers to Care for Homeless People (Jun 2010) Housing Housing Solutions for People Experiencing Homelessness (May 2018) Relationship between Housing and Health Care (Aug 2009) Incarceration & Homelessness Keeping Homeless People Out of the Justice System: The HCH Role (Dec 2004) Integrating Service & Advocacy Clinicians as Advocates ( Apr 2000) Managed Care Lessons for Clinicians from Traditional Healers (Jun 1999) Preventing & Ending Homelessness Supportive Housing Helps Break the Cycle of Homelessness (Dec 2003) Preventing Chronic Homelessness Among Youth (Nov 2005) Behavioral Health Care Topic Issue Behavioral Change Partnering with People for Life-Saving Change (Summer 2014) Eliciting Behavioral Change: Tools for HCH Clinicians (Jun 2000) Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation (Aug 2010) Co-occurring Disorders Bridging the Gap: What We Know and Don’t Know about Dual Diagnosis (Jul 1998) Meeting the Challenge of Comorbid Mental Illness & Substance Related Disorders (Feb 2009) Caring for Clients with Comorbid Psychiatric & Medical Illnesses (Dec 2009) Complementary & Alternative Therapies Lessons for Clinicians from Traditional Healers (Jun 1999) Use of Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Homeless Health Care (Jun 2008) The Presence of Spirituality in Healing (Aug 2008) Mental Health Non-Opioid Substance Use, Mental Health, & Homelessness (April 2019) Speaking from Experience: The Power of Peer Specialists (Fall 2013) Spirituality as a Clinical Tool: Care for the Homeless Mentally Ill (Dec 1998) Mental Illness, Chronic Homelessness: An American Disgrace (Oct 2000) Patients with Borderline Personality Disorders Challenge HCH Clinicians (Sept 2003) Which Is It: ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or PTSD? (Aug 2006) Protecting the Mental Health of Homeless Children & Youth (Feb 2000) Caring for Clients with Comorbid Psychiatric & Medical Illnesses (Dec 2009) Substance Use Disorders Harm Reduction (May 2020) Treatment Models for Non-Opioid Substance Use Amongst Populations Experiencing Homelessness (June 2019) Non-Opioid Substance Use, Mental Health, & Homelessness (April 2019) Substance Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness (September 2016) A Comprehensive Approach to Substance Abuse and Homelessness (Oct 2003) Addiction on the Streets: Clinical Interventions (Oct 2006) Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation (Aug 2010) Trauma Homelessness and Family Trauma: The Case for Early Intervention (May 2003) Trauma & Homelessness (Apr 1999) Traumatic Brain Injury: Emerging Tools for Assessment and Care (Feb 2008) Trauma Informed Care (Dec 2010) Medical Treatment Topic Issue Cardiovascular Disease Heart of the Matter: Hypertension & Homelessness (Apr 2001) Heart of the Matter: Managing and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease (Aug 2005) Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation (Aug 2010) Diabetes Diabetes: Health Care’s Burgeoning Beast (Aug 2007) Disability Dealing with Disability: Physical Impairments & Homelessness (Oct 2002) Dealing with Disability: Cognitive Impairments & Homelessness (Mar 2003) End-of-Life Care HCH Clinicians Can Help Homeless People Die with Dignity (Feb 2004) Exposure Related Conditions Exposure-Related Conditions: Symptoms & Prevention Strategies (Dec 2007) Harm Reduction Harm Reduction (May 2020) Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis: A Persistent Threat to Public Health (Winter 2014) Hepatitis C Update (Spring 2013) Tuberculosis & Homelessness: Metaphor for Our Time (Jan 1999) Homeless People at Higher Risk for CA-MRSA, HIV and TB (Dec 2006) Chronic Hepatitis C: Silent Intruder, Insidious Threat (Mar 1999) STDs: A Hidden Epidemic (Mar 2011) Kidney Disease Kidney Disease: Prevention & Early Detection of a Silent Killer (April 2010) Liver Disease The Specter of Liver Disease (Dec 2008) Nutrition No Place at the Table: Hunger & Homelessness (Nov 2011) Oral Health Care Dental and Vision Care for Homeless Patients (Fall 2015) Filling the Gaps in Dental Care (Jun 2003) Pediatric Oral Health: What Every HCH Provider Should Know (Oct. 2007) Palliative Care Patient-Centered Care: Case Studies on End of Life (Jan. 2018) Pain Management: Reducing Disparities for Homeless Patients (Oct 2004) Parasites & Infestations Bugs That Bite: Helping Homeless People and Shelter Staff Cope (Feb 2005) Prescription Drugs Rx for Homeless Patients Present Financial, Medical Challenges (Apr 2004) Operation Safety Net: Outreach to Unsheltered Homeless People (Nov 1998) Preventive Care Preventive Care Respiratory Diseases Short of Breath: A Winter’s Tale of Asthma, COPD & Homelessness (Dec 2000) Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation (Aug 2010) Sleep Deprivation Sufficient Sleep: A Necessity, Not a Luxury (Spring 2014) Wound Care Best Practices and Considerations for Wound Care (January 2017) Wound Care Difficult for Homeless Patients and Providers (Jun 2004) Peer Support Topic Issue Avoiding Burnout Compassion Fatigue: The High Cost of Caring (Winter 2012) Coping with Stress, Creating & Maintaining Hope (Dec 1999) Renewal & Resiliency in Our Work (Feb 2002) HCH Clinicians’ Network The HCH Clinicians’ Network: Eight Years and Counting (Dec 2002) Leadership Enhancing Leadership & Management Skills for Successful HCH Projects (May 2011) Staffing Speaking from Experience: The Power of Peer Specialists (Fall 2013) Nurses: On the Front Lines of Health Care for Homeless People (Apr 2005) The Challenges of Supervision in HCH: Helping Staff Succeed (Feb 2006) HCH Staff Recruitment & Retention: Unique Problems, Innovative Solutions (Jun 2007) Service Delivery/Program Evaluation Topic Issue Barriers to Care Case Management for Homeless Clients Who Are Not Obviously Disabled (Feb 2007) Working to Eliminate Barriers to Care for Homeless People (Jun 2010) Care Coordination Coordinated Entry Systems, Assessment of Vulnerability, and Housing Prioritization for People Experiencing Homelessness (Feb 2020) Care Coordination (July 2016) Chronic Disease Management Health Disparities Collaboratives: Closing the Gap between Knowledge & Practice (Sept 2002) Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation (Aug 2010) Clinical Leadership Clinical Leadership in the Health Care for the Homeless Setting (Winter 2013) Discharge Planning Tools to Help Clinicians Achieve Effective Discharge Planning (Oct 2008) Emergency Preparedness Disaster Planning Requires Time, Resources, Collaboration (Aug 2004) Information Systems Electronic Information Systems In Homeless Health Care (Apr 2002) Integrated Services Pursuing National Quality Recognition (Spring 2012) Integrated, Interdisciplinary Models of Care (Aug 1999) Integrating Primary & Behavioral Health Care for Homeless People (May 2006) Medical Respite Care Lessons for Clinicians from Traditional Healers (Jun 1999) Medical Respite Care: An Integral Part of the Homeless Care Continuum (Apr 2007) Outcomes Measurement Lessons for Clinicians from Traditional Healers (Jun 1999) Are We Making a Difference? (Feb 2001) Outreach Operation Safety Net: Outreach to Unsheltered Homeless People (Nov 1998) Research Research in HCH Settings: Advancing Quality in Primary Care (Jun 09) Workplace Violence Workplace Violence: What You Need to Know (Feb 2010) Special Populations Topic Issue Children & Youth Substance Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness (September 2016) Protecting the Mental Health of Homeless Children & Youth (Feb 2000) Homelessness Challenges Infants’ Social-Emotional Development (Jun 2005) Preventing Chronic Homelessness Among Youth (Nov 2005) Pediatric Oral Health: What Every HCH Provider Should Know (Oct. 2007) Engaging Adolescents Who Are Homeless in Care (Oct 2009) Breaking the Cycle of Family Homelessness Through Intensive Case Management (Oct 1998) Mitigating Homeless Children’s Risk for Developmental Delay (Apr 2009) Elderly Aging on the Streets (Apr 2008) Families Addressing Family Homelessness (Summer 2012) When the Bough Breaks: Families Experiencing Homelessness (Oct 2010) Hispanic/Latinos Paso a Paso: Step-by-Step Toward Cultural Competence (Jan 2002) Rural populations Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care (Oct 2001) Sexual Minorities ‘Seeing People as They See Themselves’: Health Care and Access for Transgender Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (Feb 2015) Crossing to Safety: Transgender Health & Homelessness (Jun 2002) Single Males Single Males: The Homeless Majority (Jun 2001) Veterans A Troubled Homecoming: Understanding and Treating Veterans Experiencing Homelessness (Fall 2014) Women Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy Among Women Experiencing Homelessness (Fall 2012) Pregnant and Homeless (Aug 2001) Women’s Health Care: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Aug 2000) UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS CLINICAL PRACTICE HCH Clinicians’ Network Membership Healing Hands Rotondo Award Steering Committee MEDICAL RESPITE CARE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT OUR RESEARCH HCH DIRECTORY Join the Council Make A Donation Get Assistance Contact Us Our Networks Respite Care Providers' NetworkNational Consumer Advisory BoardHCH Clinicians' Network Get Involved Join Our Organization Donate to Our Cause Subscribe to Receive our latest eNewsletter Success! 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