Over the past decades, care coordination models have emerged as important tools for health care providers working to better serve the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Historically, health care services have been segmented, meaning that a person seeking health care would have to go to one location for their primary care and different sites for […]
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Presented at the 2016 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference by Laura Kaplan-Weisman, Mark Fox, Ric and Munoz View Slides (PDF)
Presentation at the NHCHC Regional Training in Denver, CO Download Slides (PDF)
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Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council This publication describes in-depth practices and services that HCH agencies have found to be helpful in engaging youth experiencing homelessness. It incorporates trauma-informed, consumer-driven principles and addresses various challenges in youth engagement, providing a multitude of resources for information and guidance. Download Research (PDF)
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Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council Understanding the totality of youth homelessness is essential to engagement and the development of interventions and policies that promote the wellbeing of young people experiencing homelessness. All clinicians, administrators, and policy and advocacy staff working for or with youth populations (ages 12-24) would benefit from a
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Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Health Care for the Homeless Council | This issue of In Focus provides a synthesis of recent literature on behavioral health issues among homeless youth. It gives an overview of the homeless youth population, prevalence of behavioral health issues, factors that can impact these issues,
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The Council provided feedback on the Joint Commission’s Proposed Standards for Permanent Housing Support Services. These comments reflect the Council’s position on health center involvement in Housing First initiatives. Download Research (PDF)
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