Consumer Engagement

A Trauma-Informed Learning Collaborative: Moving from Theory to Practice

Webinar Slides(PDF) TIC Self Assessment(PDF) MHFA TI assessment(PDF) SAMHSA Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a TI Approach(PDF) THRIVE Guide to TI Organizational Development(PDF) Trauma Informed Organizational Toolkit(PDF)     The National HCH Council is currently coordinating a 3-year Learning Collaborative to assist programs in adopting a trauma-informed approach. This webinar will share updates on […]

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One HCH Center’s Framework for a Safe and Healthy Environment

  One HCH Center’s Framework for a Safe and Healthy Environment slides(PDF) Value-Based Decision-Making Outline(PDF) AHCH Framework for a Healthy and Safe Campus Environment(PDF)   By design, HCH organizations are committed to engaging and serving the most vulnerable populations in unconventional settings, through innovative mechanisms. As such, the work is laden with tensions: welcoming while

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Making the Connection: Improving the Relationship Between Shelters and Health Centers

Webinar Slides(PDF) Join us for another session in our CME-accredited 2018 Spring Virtual Training webinar series, “Responding to Crises.” With a multitude of case management obligations, constant staff turnover, and an important emphasis on housing first – it can be difficult for emergency shelter staff to prioritize the health care of their clients. The National

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Tips and Techniques to Support Residents Adapting to the Smoking Ban in Public Housing

PowerPoint Slides(PDF) Join us for the second session in our CME-accredited 2018 Spring Virtual Training webinar series, “Responding to Crises.” In November 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a final rule requiring local public housing agencies (PHAs) to adopt smoke-free policies for federally-owned housing by July 2018. Smoke-free housing aligns

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Employment Support in the HCH Setting

Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will address several approaches HCH projects can take to support consumers in considering, looking for, obtaining, and maintaining gainful employment. Unemployment and homelessness are very closely associated, but many individuals who are homeless are not only able but also eager to work. People who are homeless may already engage in temporary

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Street Medicine for Gravely Mentally Ill Patients: Strategies for Establishing Conservatorship

State Standards for Treatment(PDF) Pathways to Home PowerPoint Slides(PDF) Patients experiencing homelessness who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness and terminal addiction, dementia, and co-morbid medical conditions are at high risk of dying on the streets. These individuals may lack the ability to seek safety and accept treatment because of their hallucinations, delusions, intoxication,

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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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