developed for the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While this manual was developed with children and youth in mind, the information and templates are useful for shelters serving single adults as well. Download Research (Link)
Ready for Anything: A Disaster Planning Manual for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs Read More >>
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The mission of the MRC is to engage volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency. Download Research (PDF)
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Critical Time Intervention helps vulnerable people during times of transition in their lives by strengthening their network of support in the community. Download Research (PDF)
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Homelessness and Health Information Sheet Download Research (PDF)
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The experience of homelessness both causes and exacerbates poor health. Homeless people are at higher risk for chronic, uncontrolled medical conditions such as asthma (4–6 times higher), cardiovascular diseases (2–4 times higher), and diabetes (up to 2 times higher) than are people in stable housing (Bonin et al. 2004, Zerger 2002). In national studies, overall
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Nationally standardized and stakeholder-driven, the Protocol for Responding to & Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks & Experiences (PRAPARE) is designed to equip healthcare and their community partners to better understand and act on individuals’ social drivers of health (SDOH). PRAPARE, when paired with the Implementation and Action Toolkit, empowers users to leverage data to improve health
