Homeless Services

A Primer on Using Medicaid for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness and Tenants in Permanent Supportive Housing

Prepared for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is one of two reports examining the use of Medicaid to cover services for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, particularly in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). It provides a “how-to” guide on the various ways that Medicaid can cover such […]

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Funding foVeteran-Specific Services: A Quick Guide on Funding Opportunities for HCH Grantees

This quick guide provides an overview of federal programs offering funding for veteran services, including Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, the HUD-VA Supportive Housing program, and the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program. Download Research (PDF)

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Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs

Presented by Mathematica Policy Research To better understand provider experiences serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth, this case study of four local agencies receiving grants from the Administration for Children and Family’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program reports on programs’ strategies for identifying and serving LGBTQ RHY, the

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Examining the relationship between health-related need and the receipt of care by participants experiencing homelessness and mental illness.

Presented by BMC Health Services Research, Authors: Currie LB, Patterson ML, Moniruzzaman A, McCandless LC, Somers JM. The correlation between homelessness and mental illness has long been established, but how does this impact health service use? This study suggests that there may be a gap between need and utilization of services. Download Research (PDF)

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Identifying and Serving LGBTQ Youth: Case Studies of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs

To better understand provider experiences serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth, this study reports on case studies of four local agencies receiving grants from the Administration for Children and Family’s Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program. The purpose of the study was to learn about programs’ strategies for identifying

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Outreach and Enrollment Quick Guide: Promising Strategies for Engaging the Homeless Population

Features the experiences of frontline staff—including outreach, case management, and benefits workers—to illustrate the importance of outreach and enrollment and highlight promising strategies being employed to overcome individual and systemic challenges. Download Research (PDF)

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