Webinar Slides(PDF) Homeless encampments are stark reminders of the lack of affordable, permanent housing in our country. In this first webinar of a four-part “Clinicians’ Coffee Chat” series, participants will share questions, wisdom, and resources on providing care for people living in encampments. This webinar will engage attendees in an interactive discussion to foster peer […]
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Webinar Slides(PDF) Resources(PDF) The central mission of Health Care for the Homeless programs is to empower those experiencing homelessness. Few endeavors are more empowering than participating in the democratic process by casting your own vote. This webinar will cover how to plan and run voter registration activities. Experts in the field will share their personal
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PowerPoint Slides(PDF) Professional Liability Considerations(PDF) Sample Street Medicine Policy(PDF) Street medicine is the provision of direct patient care to those sleeping outside. Understanding that many patients either can’t or won’t access care in a traditional setting, the goal is to deliver high-quality care in the location of the patients’ choice, rather than withhold
Minority Stress & Trauma-Informed Approaches Slides(PDF) Hatzenbueler 2009(PDF) LGBT Homeless Youth Agenda(PDF) Pachankis Archives 2015(PDF) Reisner et al. 2016(PDF) Trauma-Informed Care: HIV Men’s Brochure(PDF) Marginalized groups experience daily stressors related to their minority status through stigma, discrimination, and oppression. This form of chronic stress is traumatic, and it affects individuals directly as well as the
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Law Enforcement & Homelessness Slides(PDF) Out of Reach 2017(PDF) Encampment Principles & Best Practices(PDF) In Focus: Incarceration & Homelessness(PDF) Housing Not Handcuffs(PDF) Tent City USA(PDF) People experiencing homelessness often have nowhere to sleep or spend their time other than public spaces, such as parks and sidewalks. But metropolitan regulations often prohibit acts housed people
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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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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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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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