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Article SAMHSA Learning Community for HUD Rural and Unsheltered Grantees

This Learning Community for HUD Rural and Unsheltered grantees will focus on supporting Continuums of Care (CoCs) in understanding and building cross-system partnerships that address the needs of individuals and families impacted by substance use and/or mental disorders among those experiencing unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas.

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  • Fact Sheet Boosting the Power of Harm Reduction

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

    Focus
    Racial Equity: African- American/ Black
    Racial Equity: Hispanic/Latino/Latinx
    Racial Equity: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI)
    Racial Equity: American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN)
    Topic
    Substance Use: Substance use prevention
    Substance Use: Substance use treatment
    Specialized Partnerships: Military/VA
    Specialized Partnerships: Hospital/clinic
    Specialized Partnerships: Education
    Specialized Partnerships: Criminal/ Legal: Discharge planning
    Specialized Partnerships: Criminal/ Legal: Re-entry
    Specialized Partnerships: Faith-based
    Specialized Partnerships: HUD Continuum of Care (CoC)
    Specialized Partnerships: Tribal Communities
    Language
    English

  • Fact Sheet Three Homes: Reflections and Worksheet

    This resource describes and invites reflections upon the concepts around three homes that we reside in: our body, where we live, and our community.

    Topic
    Outreach and Engagment: PATH
    Outreach and Engagment: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
    Outreach and Engagment: Street outreach
    Outreach and Engagment: Coordinated entry
    Outreach and Engagment: Motivational Interviewing
    Outreach and Engagment: Point-in-Time Counts
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Motivational Interviewing Self-Appraisal

    This tool helps providers to assess their motivational interviewing (MI) skills and practices and includes activities to improve their MI techniques.

    Topic
    Outreach and Engagment: PATH
    Outreach and Engagment: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
    Outreach and Engagment: Street outreach
    Outreach and Engagment: Coordinated entry
    Outreach and Engagment: Motivational Interviewing
    Outreach and Engagment: Point-in-Time Counts
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Disaster Planning and Response: A Guide to Preparation for Homelessness Response Programs

    This guide outlines questions that homelessness response programs should answer as they plan for and respond to natural disasters. The guide places a focus on the needs of people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), or co-occurring disorders (CODs).

    Focus
    People with Disabilities
    Topic
    Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery
    Language
    English
    Spanish

  • Article Learning Community: Trauma-Informed Outreach and Engagement

    In this four-part series, attendees will learn the fundamentals of providing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) from the lens of working to engage and provide services for people with behavioral health needs who are also experiencing homelessness.

    Topic
    Housing Models: Housing First
    Outreach and Engagment: PATH
    Outreach and Engagment: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
    Outreach and Engagment: Street outreach
    Outreach and Engagment: Coordinated entry
    Outreach and Engagment: Motivational Interviewing
    Outreach and Engagment: Point-in-Time Counts
    Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports
    Specialized Partnerships: HUD Continuum of Care (CoC)
    Language
    English