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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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  • Article Adverse Childhood Experiences

    This article provides an overview of Adverse Childhood Experiences, including their impacts, risk factors, and protective factors.

    Topic
    Trauma
    Language
    English
  • 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
  • Toolkit Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder: Toolkit Part 2

    This guide focuses on understanding the neurobiology of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the treatment and recovery pathways for OUD. The guide covers best practices for referrals and warm handoffs, as well as assistance in meeting basic needs such as income, food, and mainstream benefits.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness
    Co-occurring Disorders
    Substance Use: Substance use prevention
    Substance Use: Substance use treatment
    Treatment Models : Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
    Treatment Models : Harm reduction
    Supportive Services: Employment
    Supportive Services: Mainstream benefits
    Supportive Services: Disability benefits
    Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports
    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
  • Toolkit Effective Property Management Engagement Strategies

    This issue brief covers identifying service providers’ strengths and resources that will appeal to property management, developing an agency “pitch," identifying existing rental industry networks or initiating a network where none exists, and formalizing the property management-provider partnership.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness
    Co-occurring Disorders
    Housing Models: Housing First
    Housing Navigation: Landlord engagement
    Housing Navigation: Housing identification
    Specialized Partnerships: HUD Continuum of Care (CoC)
    Language
    English
    Spanish