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Improving HIV Prevention and Treatment Access: Case Report from Knox County, TN

This case report highlights collaborative efforts undertaken in Knox County, TN to address an identified HIV cluster that began in 2021 and disproportionately impacted people experiencing homelessness and people using drugs intravenously. The Knox County Health Department coordinated response efforts and worked with local government entities, community organizations, federal partner agencies, and the National Health […]

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Novel and Replicable Overdose Prevention Program from Boston Health Care for the Homeless

In 2016, the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP)—a health center that served over 11,000 patients last year—started a unique, on-site response to overdoses. Program staff recognized that the availability of on-site substance use disorder treatment and more traditional in-clinic engagement were not sufficiently impacting on-site overdoses, or overdoses in general. Staff and

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Filling the HCH Gap: Case Studies of Non-HCH Health Centers Serving People Experiencing Homelessness

The HRSA Health Center (330(e)) program provides primary health services to medically underserved populations, including people experiencing homelessness, regardless of their ability to pay. While Health Care for the Homeless (HCH, 330(h)) health centers are required to serve people experiencing homelessness, all health centers can serve unstably housed patients. This is particularly important to consider

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Providing Treatment for Homeless People With Substance Use Disorders: Case Studies of Six Programs

Clinicians who work with homeless people with substance related disorders are aware of the critical need to provide appropriate, accessible, and effective treatment for individuals and families in their care. Unfortunately, much of the scientific research about treatment for substance use disorders does not sufficiently inform the distinctive characteristics of treatment required for people experiencing

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Substance Abuse Treatment: What works for Homeless Individuals? A Review of the Literature

In substance abuse treatment, a gap exists between scientific research and clinical practice that is not common to other fields of medicine. This gap between research and practice is a concern shared in the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) field as well, a concern which led to the formation of the “Translating Research Into

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