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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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  • Toolkit Recovery Housing: Expanding Access and Supporting Choice

    This brief explains what recovery housing is, why it is an important resource within a CoC, and how housing and homeless service providers can help people find this type of housing.

    Topic
    Co-occurring Disorders
    Substance Use: Substance use prevention
    Substance Use: Substance use treatment
    Housing Models: Recovery Housing
    Treatment Models : Residential
    Language
    English

  • 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

  • Fact Sheet Low-Barrier Shelter: Policies into Practice

    This guide provides information on the core components of low-barrier shelters. It provides examples of key policies, procedures to support those policies, and ideas for navigating common challenges in implementation.

    Topic
    Housing Models: Housing First
    Housing Models: Emergency Shelter
    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

  • 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