Policy and Advocacy

PCI: Harm Reduction and HCH: Supporting People Who Use Drugs Across the Spectrum of Care

Co-sponsored by the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, this full-day session will focus on harm reduction practices to support people experiencing homelessness who use drugs. Taught by expert faculty from both the harm reduction and health care for the homeless communities, the day will include practical strategies […]

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Oral Presentation 5: Medical Respite Operation and Evaluation

Speakers: Marc O Griofa: City of Las Vegas; Greg Morris: CEO, Ascending to Health Respite Care; Devin Miller: Program Manager, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Session Materials:  Download PDF of Presentation Slides: “A Medicaid Evaluation to Assess Recuperative Care Services” Download PDF of Presentation Slides: “Oversight & Operation of a Medical Respite

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Leading with Lived Experience: Empowering Clients and Residents in Advocacy and Decision Making

Many homeless service and advocacy organizations, governments, and funders are committed to empowering leaders with lived experience of homelessness. But the roadmap for realizing this goal is not always clear. How and where to begin? What advice do clients have for organizations improving their commitment to this work? How can your organization move beyond checking

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Putting “Community” into a Community Clinic

This workshop will share the administrative, clinical, and consumer perspectives of launching and operating a Community Clinic at the Organization. The Organization is a nonprofit that ends isolation and homelessness through radical hospitality. It’s an inclusive space for anyone experiencing homelessness to feel welcome, feel safe, and receive services. By partnering with the Clinic and

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Building Service Capacity Through a Model Workforce Development Program

In late 2022, a managed care plan began a partnership with a community-based organization that had an impressive history of partnering with local employment partners to effectively meet staffing needs, while also providing opportunities for individuals with lived experience and other barriers to integrate into the workplace. Together they sought to address several regional concerns:

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Points of Care: Creating an Emergency Department That Effectively Serves the Unhoused

People experiencing housing instability are at higher risk for emergency department admissions, poor health outcomes and shorter life-expectancies. In September 2022, a major hospital in the mid-South implemented a two-question housing screening tool within the Emergency Department as a standard part of registration and triage. When the patient is identified as housing unstable, a social

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