Substance Use

Community Conversations: Xylazine in the Drug Supply

The Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network is pleased to host monthly Community Conversations for HCH providers (defined broadly). Forming around pressing issues affecting providers who serve people experiencing homelessness, Community Conversations are not webinars: they are discussions informed by real-life cases meant to improve wellbeing and knowledge among HCH providers through mutual support […]

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Clinicians’ Network Community Conversations: Harm Reduction Strategies for the Fentanyl Crisis

Join us on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, for a Community Conversation exploring harm reduction strategies for the fentanyl crisis. While some communities have been grappling with fentanyl and its impact for years, other parts of the United States have only recently begun seeing its effects, as rates of overdose from synthetic opioids rise

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Clinicians’ Network Community Conversations: Clinicians Interactions with Law Enforcement

This was a sensitive community discussion, so this webinar was not recorded. Launched in November 2021, the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network hosts monthly Community Conversations. Forming around pressing issues affecting providers (defined broadly) who serve people experiencing homelessness, Community Conversations are not webinars: they are discussions informed by real-life cases meant to

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A Conversation with Sandra: Bringing Care to the Next Level though Discussion on How to Treat Obesity and Co-Existing Morbidities

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is presenting a webinar on December 7th to learn about Body Mass Index (BMI), obesity, and health ailments. This webinar will be hosted by Sandra Arevalo from the Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York. The goal of this webinar is to highlight the difficulties associated with

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Clinicians’ Coffee Chat: Diabetes and Co-Occurring Disorders

  Webinar Slides(PDF) In this third conversation of a four-part “Clinicians’ Coffee Chat” series on diabetes, participants will discuss the complexities of providing care for clients with diabetes and co-occurring disorders. This interactive conversation will foster peer learning and support across the homeless health care field. Please bring your questions and experiences to share in

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Medication-Assisted Treatment in the HCH Community: Strategies for Expanding Services

Webinar Slides(PDF) NHCHC MAT Policy Brief(PDF) Project HOPE Medication First Model(PDF) Project HOPE Addiction Laguage Guide(PDF) Buprenorphine Research on New Approaches article(PDF)   While Health Care for the Homeless programs serve only 4% of all health center patients nationally, they are responsible for serving nearly 40% of all patients receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Patient need

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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: How the Opioid Crisis Affects Homeless Populations

Brett Poe and Alaina Boyer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council This fact sheet examines how the opioid crisis affects people without homes. America is facing an opioid crisis, and that epidemic has significantly impacted people without homes. Homeless populations have higher rates of substance use disorders, poorer health, and higher mortality rates by

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Coffee Chat: Competency & Decision-Making

PowerPoint Slides(PDF) Part of the “Coffee Chat” series for clinicians, this session will explore issues related to competency and decision-making. Clinicians caring for people experiencing homelessness sometimes face challenging situations, including considering the role mental health and substance use play in a person’s ability to make decisions, and addressing the tension between wanting to “fix”

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