Special Populations

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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Engaging Homeless Youth: Recommendations and Resources

Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council Understanding the totality of youth homelessness is essential to engagement and the development of interventions and policies that promote the wellbeing of young people experiencing homelessness. All clinicians, administrators, and policy and advocacy staff working for or with youth populations (ages 12-24) would benefit from a

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In Focus: Behavioral Health among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Health Care for the Homeless Council | This issue of In Focus provides a synthesis of recent literature on behavioral health issues among homeless youth. It gives an overview of the homeless youth population, prevalence of behavioral health issues, factors that can impact these issues,

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Connecting Veterans to Social Security Disability Benefits: A Key Component to Ending Veteran Homelessness

Connecting Veterans with Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits is a critical step to increasing income stability for Veterans and their families, as well as providing health insurance for those who do not qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. Veterans may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability

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America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness

Presented by National Center on Family Homelessness This report presents the clearest snapshot yet of the 2.5 million children who are homeless each year—where they live and the consequences of their precarious situations. The report documents the extent of child homelessness, child well-being, risk for child homelessness, and policy and planning efforts for each state.

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