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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 serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorders, achieving and maintaining housing, and treatment and engagement models.

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  • Toolkit Coordinating Systems of Care to Provide a Comprehensive Behavioral Health Crisis Response to Individuals Who are Homeless

    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 Emotional Disturbance, Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Trauma; Co-occurring Disorders; Integrated Care
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Eviction Prevention: A Toolkit for Tenants and Service Providers

    This Toolkit outlines strategies for supporting people with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders living in community-based low-income housing to prevent eviction.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness; Co-occurring Disorders; Substance Use; Housing Models: Diversion/Problem-solving, Eviction Prevention; Housing Navigation: Landlord engagement; Supportive Services
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Funding Supportive Housing Services for People with Behavioral Health Needs: Federal Resources

    This paper highlights how behavioral health and homeless service systems can familiarize themselves with federal funding resources to improve access to the full array of housing-related services and supports (HRSS).

    Topic
    Financing: Medicaid
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Supporting Transitions of Care from Institutions

    This toolkit highlights best practices for preparing for and facilitating smooth transitions of care across three distinct settings: from the carceral setting, after an inpatient psychiatric stay, and street medicine support during transitions after a hospitalization.

    Topic
    Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness; Specialized Partnerships: Hospital/clinic, Criminal/ Legal (Discharge planning, Re-entry)
    Language
    English
  • Toolkit Motivational Interviewing Self-Appraisal

    This tool helps providers to assess their motivational interviewing (MI) skills and practices and includes activities to improve their MI techniques.

    Topic
    Outreach and Engagment: Motivational Interviewing
    Language
    English