Outreach

Meeting the Needs of New Arrivals within the HCH Community

The homelessness services system is experiencing increases in the number of people without housing who have recently entered the United States. Rooted in human rights principles, this session will be an informal discussion of the operational challenges this change presents, as well as highlight strategies for delivering care and advocating for needed resources. Come to […]

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First year lessons of initiating a SOAR program in a primary care and outpatient psychiatric setting

To date, Health Care for the Homeless-Houston’s SOAR program has a 66% approval for clients receiving SSI/SSDI benefits. This has allowed for growth of the program and developing the current program that has helped many clients not only with SSI/SSDI benefits but also with housing, attaining food and social/emotional support. Speakers: Norma S Tejada-Foster, RN,

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Street Medicine Institute

The Street Medicine Institute (SMI) facilitates and enhances the direct provision of health care to the unsheltered homeless where they live. SMI does this by providing communities and clinicians with expert training, guidance, and support to develop and grow their own Street Medicine programs. SMI has become the global leader in developing the field and

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Within Reach: Perspectives of Hard-to-Reach Consumers Experiencing Homelessness: Findings from a Consumer Participation Outreach Survey

This report summarizes results from the CPO Survey, which addresses the topic of outreach to hard-to-reach individuals who are homeless, particularly as it affects their enrollment in benefits programs. Download Research (PDF)

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Promoting Safety in Street Outreach

Webinar Slides(PDF) The overall rise in homelessness over the last five years is largely attributable to the spike in unsheltered homelessness specifically. Communities across the country witnessed proliferation of encampments and others living in outdoor locations. This was exacerbated by COVID-19 in which gathering spaces (e.g., shelters, day centers, libraries, etc.) for people experiencing homelessness

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Homeless Outreach: A Pre-Treatment Guide

Webinar Slides(PPTX) An outreach model based on a pretreatment philosophy affords us the opportunity to become both interpreters and bridge-builders. It is critical that we provide clients with real options that can be fully considered, as opposed to pre-programmed choices that don’t respect individuality. Potential treatment and housing opportunities are therefore re-interpreted and reframed so

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