Ethical and Cultural Issues

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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Coffee Chat: Reproductive Health

Part of our new “Ethics Coffee Chats” series for clinicians, this discussion will explore ethical issues related to reproductive health. Clinicians often face challenging ethical situations when assisting people of reproductive age who are experiencing homelessness—from knowing which reproductive health issues to discuss with youth without homes to addressing the ethical considerations related to reproductive

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Does Race Matter in Addressing Homelessness?

By Marian Moser Jones Since the 1980s, black persons have been overrepresented in the United States homeless population. Given that morbidity and mortality is elevated among both the black population and the homeless population in comparison to the general U.S. population, this overrepresentation has important implications for health policy. However, the racial demographics of homelessness

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Engaging Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Core Practices and Services

Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council This publication describes in-depth practices and services that HCH agencies have found to be helpful in engaging youth experiencing homelessness. It incorporates trauma-informed, consumer-driven principles and addresses various challenges in youth engagement, providing a multitude of resources for information and guidance. Download Research (PDF)

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