| Codifying Protections for “Sensitive Locations:” Ensuring Safe Access to Care |
Anti-Racism, Best Practices, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics, Policy and Advocacy, Policy Issues |
Fact Sheet |
February 25, 2026 |
anti-racism best-practices cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics policy-and-advocacy policy-issues clinical-practice |
fact-sheet |
| Cultural Safety Training Development Guide |
Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Special Populations |
Guide |
January 26, 2025 |
best-practices clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services special-populations |
guide |
| UDS Mapper |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
May 29, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| General Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Clinical Guidelines, NHCHC Resources |
May 29, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
clinical-guidelines nhchc-resources |
| NASW Code of Ethics |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics |
Additional Resources |
May 29, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics |
additional-resources |
| AMA Code of Medical Ethics |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics |
Additional Resources |
May 29, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics |
additional-resources |
| HHS Office of Minority Health‘s Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
Additional Resources, Link |
May 28, 2024 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
additional-resources link |
| CMHS Cultural Competence Standards for Discharge Planning in Managed Care Mental Health Services |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
Additional Resources |
May 28, 2024 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
additional-resources |
| Multicultural Competency |
Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
Additional Resources |
May 28, 2024 |
best-practices clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
additional-resources |
| The National Center for Cultural Competence |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
Additional Resources, Link |
May 28, 2024 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
additional-resources link |
| Meeting the Needs of New Arrivals within the HCH Community |
Best Practices, Clinical Practice, Community Health Workers, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Outreach, Permanent Supportive Housing |
2024 National HCH Conference |
May 16, 2024 |
best-practices clinical-practice community-health-workers ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services outreach permanent-supportive-housing |
2024-national-hch-conference |
| Moral injury in the context of street homelessness |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics, Poverty & Health, Provider Burnout, Severe Mental Illness, Workforce Development and Support |
2024 National HCH Conference |
May 16, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics poverty-health provider-burnout severe-mental-illness workforce-development-and-support best-practices |
2024-national-hch-conference |
| Poverty Guidelines |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
January 17, 2024 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Cultural Humility When Working with LGBTQ Youth |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
May 23, 2019 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
| Ethical Dilemmas in Homeless Healthcare: The Gray Zone |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics |
Additional Resources |
May 22, 2019 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics |
additional-resources |
| Homelessness & Health: What’s the Connection? |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Policy and Advocacy, Policy Publications, Poverty & Health, Shelter Health |
Fact Sheet, NHCHC Resources, Research Publications |
February 1, 2019 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services policy-and-advocacy policy-publications poverty-health shelter-health |
fact-sheet nhchc-resources research-publications |
| Supplemental Anticipatory Guidance for Children and Adolescents Experiencing Homelessness |
Children, Youth & Families, Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Special Populations |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2018 |
families clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services special-populations |
nhchc-resources |
| Coffee Chat: Competency & Decision-Making |
Behavioral Health, Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, Consumer Engagement, Cultural Competency, End-of-Life Care, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Policy and Advocacy, Severe Mental Illness, Substance Use |
Webinar |
May 10, 2017 |
behavioral-health clinical-practice conditions-and-issues consumer-engagement cultural-competency end-of-life-care ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services policy-and-advocacy severe-mental-illness substance-use |
webinar |
| Coffee Chat: Reproductive Health |
Behavioral Health, Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics, Policy and Advocacy, Reproductive Health, Street Medicine, Street Outreach, Substance Use |
Webinar |
April 25, 2017 |
behavioral-health clinical-practice conditions-and-issues ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics policy-and-advocacy reproductive-health street-medicine street-outreach substance-use |
webinar |
| Consent, Dementia, and Surrogate Decision-Making: Ethical Challenges in the Context of Homeless Health Care |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics |
NHCHC Resources |
May 22, 2016 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics |
nhchc-resources |
| Improving Outcomes through Cultural Humility |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2016 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
| Engaging Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Core Practices and Services |
Children, Youth & Families, Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Special Populations |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2016 |
families clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services special-populations |
nhchc-resources |
| Clinical and Ethical Challenges of Permanent Supportive Housing |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Medical Ethics |
NHCHC Resources |
May 22, 2015 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services medical-ethics |
nhchc-resources |
| Health Interventions for people who are homeless |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
October 25, 2014 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Examining the relationship between health-related need and the receipt of care by participants experiencing homelessness and mental illness. |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
January 1, 2014 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Maness DL, Khan M. Care of the Homeless: An Overview |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
January 1, 2014 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Health care for the homeless: what we have learned in the past 30 years and what’s next |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
September 2, 2013 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| A comprehensive assessment of health care utilization among homeless adults under a system of universal health insurance |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
September 2, 2013 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Health care utilization patterns of homeless individuals in Boston: preparing for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
September 2, 2013 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Mortality among homeless adults in Boston: shifts in causes of death over a 15-year periodalth Interventions for people who are homeless |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
February 11, 2013 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Food insufficiency and health services utilization in a national sample of homeless adults |
Clinical Practice, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services, Poverty & Health |
Additional Resources |
January 29, 2011 |
clinical-practice ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services poverty-health |
additional-resources |
| Cultural Competence Checklist |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2006 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
| Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness: A Curriculum for Training Health Care for the Homeless Outreach Workers |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
June 1, 2002 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
| Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence In the HCH Setting: A Brief Guide |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2002 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
| Healing Hands: Paso a Paso: Step-by-Step Toward Cultural Competence |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
Newsletter, NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2002 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
newsletter nhchc-resources |
| Organizing Health Services for Homeless People |
Clinical Practice, Cultural Competency, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Homeless Services |
NHCHC Resources |
January 1, 2001 |
clinical-practice cultural-competency ethical-and-cultural-issues homeless-services |
nhchc-resources |
