Completing a homeless mortality study is a major accomplishment, but it’s only the beginning of the process to reduce disparities in life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness. In this moderated discussion panel, members of the Homeless Mortality Working Group will discuss their experiences in using homeless mortality studies to drive policy change. Specifically, the panelists […]
An increase in homeless patients reporting sexual assaults to clinical and non-clinical members throughout the organization led to the creation of a post-sexual assault treatment protocol to provide trauma-informed care that is initiated at time of disclosure. Post-sexual assault care is often retraumatizing which prevents patients from reporting these assaults to care teams. This protocol
Youth experiencing homelessness is a multi-faceted problem that combines the complications of being unhoused along with the complexities of adolescence. The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles has been providing health care to this population for more than 40 years in the Los Angeles area. This presentation will share how staff utilizes principles of harm reduction
This presentation discusses a pilot post-hospitalization shelter program combined with a medical respite program that provides a rapid-admission option for people awaiting respite bed availability and offers a short-term recovery option for discharges not acute enough to require respite. The pilot has demonstrated that a same-day safety net shelter for hospital discharges provides an important
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It is the person speaking who is the judge of how well they have been heard. When a person feels heard, the door is open for partnership toward change and growth. In this workshop, participants will review and practice the motivational interviewing skills of accurate empathy, reflective listening, and affirmations. Speaker: Rafael Martinez, Author, LCSW,
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Housing instability, employment, and other social determinants of health intersect to create barriers to achieving health equity for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. This session will address the needs of and considerations for TGD patients experiencing homelessness. Speakers: Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Education and Training, Fenway Institute Session Materials:
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has been on a path to Zero Suicide for the past several years. The Coalition’s belief that equal access to risk assessment is at the heart of their implementation process and guides all they do. Based in quality assurance, their process was developed from the beginning with analysis, reporting, and
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This session will highlight the process taken by Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless as they built their viral hepatitis program. The presentation will illustrate the current HCV barriers to care clients experience, how the team overcome those barriers, and how they collaborate to successfully advocate for sheltered and unsheltered clients to obtain HCV
