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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 Treatment, Housing, and Outreach Support for Individuals with Psychotic Disorders

    With the appropriate support and treatment, people experiencing homelessness and psychosis can recover to live full and productive lives. This fact sheet provides an overview of psychosis and its treatment options, strategies for outreach and engagement, including tips for de-escalation, and strategies for supporting people with psychotic symptoms in achieving and maintaining housing.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness
    Mental Health: Mental health treatment
    Housing Models: Housing First
    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 Mental Illness
    Mental Health: Mental health treatment
    Trauma
    Co-occurring Disorders
    Integrated Care
    Language
    English
    Spanish

  • 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
  • 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