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Article New Staff Orientation Guide

This guide compiles introductory resources offered by HHRC into an orientation guide for new professionals. These resources provide introductions to serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorders, achieving and maintaining housing, and treatment and engagement models.

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  • Fact Sheet Harm Reduction Vending Machines: Considerations for Implementation

    This fact sheet introduces the evidence-based harm reduction vending machine model, explains how it supports overdose prevention strategies, outlines what supplies to include, and highlights key considerations for implementation.

    Topic
    Co-occurring Disorders; Substance Use: Substance use prevention, Substance use treatment; Treatment Models: Harm reduction; Specialized Partnerships: Military/VA, Hospital/clinic, Criminal/ Legal
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Fact Sheet Identifying and Supporting Behavioral Health Needs in Encampments: Tips for Nonclinical Staff

    Outreach teams observe a wide range of behavioral health conditions. This guide provides tips for nonclinical staff when engaging with individuals living in encampment settings to support their behavioral health needs.

    Focus
    Type of Homelessness: Unsheltered
    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Outreach and Engagment: Street outreach
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Fact Sheet Expanding Harm Reduction through Increased Syringe Access

    This resource provides an overview of the core components of SSPs, including options for providing syringe access and dispelling myths about SSPs and harm reduction.

    Topic
    Substance Use; Treatment Models: Harm reduction
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Fact Sheet Xylazine Basics: Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, and Wound Care

    This document provides information on xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer used as an additive in illicit drug supplies, notably in combination with heroin and fentanyl.

    Topic
    Co-occurring Disorders; Substance Use: Substance use treatment; Treatment Models: Harm reduction
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Fact Sheet Boosting the Power of Harm Reduction

    This resource outlines strategies to build a coordinated system of care for people with substance use disorders who are experiencing homelessness.

    Topic
    Substance Use: Substance use prevention, Substance use treatment; Treatment Models: Harm reduction; Integrated Care
    Language
    English