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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 Video: 5 Ways to Lower Barriers to Shelter

    This video, produced by the Homeless and Housing Resource Center, explains how homelessness service providers can provide low-barrier access to housing and ensure safety and well-being for staff and residents.

    Topic
    Housing Models: Housing First, Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing (Bridge Housing); Treatment Models: Harm reduction
    Language
    English
  • Fact Sheet Identifying and Supporting Behavioral Health Needs in Encampments: Tips for Nonclinical Staff

    Outreach teams observe a wide range of behavioral health conditions. This guide provides tips for nonclinical staff when engaging with individuals living in encampment settings to support their behavioral health needs.

    Focus
    Type of Homelessness: Unsheltered
    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Outreach and Engagment: Street outreach
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • 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.

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    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Housing Models: Housing First; Outreach and Engagment
    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, Emergency Shelter
    Language
    English; Spanish
  • Article Adverse Childhood Experiences

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

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    Age: Children, Youth
    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Emotional Disturbance, Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Trauma
    Language
    English