People experiencing homelessness die prematurely compared to their stably housed peers. Increasingly deaths are due to substance use. Yet national data confirms people experiencing homelessness have lower access to publicly funded substance use treatment programs and are less likely to receive medication-assisted therapy for opioid use disorder. This workshop will be led by facilitators with […]
This workshop explores conflict resolution and de-escalation in housing settings, emphasizing harm reduction principles. Conflicts in housing, compounded by substance use, mental health, anti-Blackness, and transphobia, often lead to punitive measures causing harm. This session will explore skills and techniques benefiting residents and staff by applying a harm reduction approach. We aim to offer innovative
The organization recognized a need to provide specialized support to high-needs residents in NYC Safe Haven transitional housing for individuals who previously experienced street homelessness. Due to systemic constraints that do not allow for long-term Home Health Aide Services onsite, a needs assessment was conducted to learn the scale and scope of the need among
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Speakers: Raven Scrivner, Interfaith Works; Carol Benner, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Meg Martin, Interfaith Works; Elizabeth Yearsley, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Joanna D’Afflitti, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program; Hannah Matheson Session Materials: CAT presentation NHCHC final.pptx Challenging Behaviors ppt NHCHC.pptx REST NHCHC 2024.pptx HCH2024 slides.pptx
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Healthcare in Action (HIA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical group that provides street-based primary care and social services to people experiencing homelessness. HIA follows a street-medicine approach to care, providing full-scope primary care, comprehensive case management services, and housing navigation to patients in whatever setting they prefer. HIA has 11 teams across California that utilize
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has been on a path to Zero Suicide for the past several years. The Coalition’s belief that equal access to risk assessment is at the heart of their implementation process and guides all they do. Based in quality assurance, their process was developed from the beginning with analysis, reporting, and
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This workshop will detail the features of a harm-reductionist framework for substance use treatment within a primary care setting. The program incorporates recovery support counselors with lived experience, trauma informed care, community feedback, patient education, addiction-focused case management, and harm reduction supplies into primary care visits for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). This program
Presenters will discuss results from a qualitative study that examined the role of an ED-based peer navigator intervention for patients experiencing homelessness who presented with an opioid-involved overdose. In-depth interviews with 23 participants revealed several themes relating to barriers and facilitators to engagement with the intervention. Speakers: Giselle Routhier, PhD, MSW, NYU School of Medicine
