There are a wide variety of resources, tools, and other materials available to outreach teams, providers, and first responders serving people who are homeless. Following are links to a few of these resources. [
Read More]
Authors: Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Effects in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Prior to the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars and conflicts have been characterized by such injuries as infectious diseases and catastrophic gunshot wounds. However, the signature injuries sustained by Un... [
Read More]
Authors: Family Violence Prevention and Services Program
This year we will celebrate programming advancements by proudly promoting resources, tools, and interventions developed by researchers, practitioners, and the advocacy community that are evidence-informed, trauma-informe... [
Read More]
The CSH PHA Toolkit is a guide to how PHAs can work with service providers to create supportive housing opportunities for the people who need them most. CSH is working with PHAs around the country to help them get starte... [
Read More]
Authors: Fisher, Sylvia K. ; Poirier, Jeffrey M. ; Blau, Gary M.
Despite growing social acceptance, many young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) experience harassment and bullying, family rejection, and social stigmatization—putting them at high risk for dep... [
Read More]
Authors: Nardone, Michael; Cho, Richard; Moses, Kathy
This brief outlines the rationale for states to consider designing Medicaid-financed, supportive housing-based care management services to improve care for at-risk beneficiaries while lowering costs associated with avoid... [
Read More]
Authors: Technical Assistance Collaborative
The goal of the TAC Resource Center is to expand new and innovative supportive housing approaches and models which link affordable and accessible permanent housing resources with community-based supports and services for... [
Read More]
Authors: Abt Associates Inc.
This ASPE Research Brief explores local programs for linking human services and housing supports to prevent and end family homelessness. The Research Brief is based on interviews with stakeholders in 14 communities nati... [
Read More]
Authors: National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth; National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC); National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
This resource discusses a proposed new definition for HUD to adopt to reduce some barriers to services. [
Read More]
Authors: Evans, Wendy Grace
Mollie Lowery, Program Director of Housing Works in Los Angeles, understands that at the core of outreach to human beings who are experiencing homelessness is patience; there is a slow process of trust building that may ... [
Read More]
This manual and video provide a comprehensive overview and training in the Critical Time Intervention (CTI) model. CTI is a transitional model based on the premise that a well-timed intervention can influence the evolu... [
Read More]
Authors: Homelessness Resource Center (HRC)
Families, peers, and social service providers often reject LGBTQI2-S youth, which deeply impacts their self-esteem. Strengths-based services to buffer the complex difficulties faced by LGBTQI2-S youth. This page is part ... [
Read More]
FirstStep is a tool developed by a partnership between HHS, HUD, DOL, USDA, and SSA. This online program helps case managers and outreach workers to assist homeless clients in accessing Federal "mainstream" ben... [
Read More]
Authors: Evans, Wendy Grace
“Hearing Our Voices” is an innovative project to understand the housing experiences of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. Co-researchers Barbara Schneider and nine members of the Peer Support Unsung Heroes Program a... [
Read More]
Authors: Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership (HHYP)
This series of 9 free, e-learning modules targets staff working with homeless youth. The modules were created as part of the Community Trauma Treatment Center for Runaway and Homeless Youth, funded by SAMHSA’s National C... [
Read More]
Authors: Nickels, Greg; Kautz, Elizabeth B.; Villaraigosa, Antonio R.; Newsom, Gavin; Stultz, Jennifer T.; Cochran, Tom
Today, December 8, 2009, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released its annual "Homelessness and Hunger Survey," which provides a snapshot of hunger and homelessness in 27 cities across the country. (Authors) [
Read More]
Is your program a SAMHSA grantee serving individuals or families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness? Would you like to share your program’s successes, challenges, and lessons learned with others working in the f... [
Read More]
Authors: Evans, Bobbi Jo
Housing Specialist Bobbi Jo Evans shares the experience of supporting someone from homelessness to housing. Her account of working with “Al” (not his real name) reflects the importance of person-centered, recovery-orient... [
Read More]