Safety and Security

Clinicians’ Network Community Conversations: What does it mean to feel safe?

  Launched in November 2021, the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network hosts monthly Community Conversations. Forming around pressing issues affecting providers (defined broadly) who serve people experiencing homelessness, Community Conversations are not webinars: they are discussions informed by real-life cases meant to improve wellbeing of HCH providers through mutual support and problem-solving. Therefore, […]

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Promoting Safety in Street Outreach

Webinar Slides(PDF) The overall rise in homelessness over the last five years is largely attributable to the spike in unsheltered homelessness specifically. Communities across the country witnessed proliferation of encampments and others living in outdoor locations. This was exacerbated by COVID-19 in which gathering spaces (e.g., shelters, day centers, libraries, etc.) for people experiencing homelessness

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Clinicians’ Network Community Conversations: Ethical Quandaries Session 1: Managing Clients’ Romantic Attraction

The Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network is pleased to launch Community Conversations beginning November 2021. Forming around pressing issues affecting providers (defined broadly) who serve people experiencing homelessness, Community Conversations are not webinars: they are discussions informed by real-life cases meant to improve wellbeing of HCH providers through mutual support and problem-solving. Therefore,

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Community Health Worker/Peer Workforce Recruiting and Hiring for Social Determinants of Health Screening

This is a best practices guide for health centers considering or evaluating a community health worker or peer workforce program in their health center to assist with SDOH screening. This publication focuses on how to integrate this workforce into clinic workflow and care teams. Both providers and community health workers were interviewed to share their

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Supporting Peer Work During a Pandemic

Webinar Slides(PDF) Peers are an important component of supporting people experiencing homelessness in accessing health care and navigating complex support systems. During COVID, peers have taken on expanded roles with different types of engagement like telehealth. This webinar will feature peer staff and individuals who supervise peers to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Vaccines for Clients and Staff

Webinar Slides(PDF) Issue Brief on Vaccines(PDF) As vaccines for COVID-19 are approved and become available for distribution, there are many questions about when they will be available for people experiencing homelessness as well as staff working in community-based programs (such as health centers and homeless shelters). This discussion will identify the main challenges to vaccinating

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