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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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  • 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.

    Focus
    Type of Homelessness: Rural homelessness, Unsheltered
    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Co-occurring Disorders; Substance Use: Substance use prevention, Substance use treatment; Supportive Services; Specialized Partnerships; Integrated Care; Data
    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
  • Toolkit Expanding Peer Support Roles in Homeless Services Delivery: A Toolkit for Service Providers

    Peer support is a fast-growing occupation in the behavioral health sector and homeless service organizations can also benefit from its value. This toolkit guides organizations looking to strengthen peers' integration into their workforce. 

    Topic
    Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports; Integrated Care
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Toolkit Coordinating Systems of Care to Provide a Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Response to Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

    This brief suggests strategies to enhance crisis care through multilevel coordination and describes practical approaches that systems of care can deploy to strengthen collaboration.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Emotional Disturbance, Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Trauma; Co-occurring Disorders; Integrated Care
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • 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), serious emotional disturbance (SED), substance use disorder (SUD), or co-occurring disorders (CODs).

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