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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 substance use, serious mental illness, achieving and maintaining housing, and treatment and engagement models.

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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.

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Co-occurring Disorders
Substance Use: Substance use treatment
Treatment Models : Harm reduction
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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. 

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Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports
Integrated Care
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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.

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Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness
Mental Health: Mental health treatment
Trauma
Co-occurring Disorders
Integrated Care
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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.

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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)
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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
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English

Fact Sheet Promoting Self Care and Resilience Among Supervisees: Infographic

This infographic highlights best practices in promoting self-care and resilience among housing and health professionals.

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Self-Care for Professionals
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Spanish