Knowledge & Resources

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.

With the appropriate support and treatment, people who are homeless 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.

This guide is designed to help supervisors identify approaches for the prevention and intervention of secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout among staff; enhance staff resiliency; support and celebrate health and well-being; and explore policies, procedures, and activities to promote organizational wellness and well-being.

This fact sheet provides an overview of Contingency Management and information about managing a rewards system, measuring success, and funding the program.

This guide outlines questions that homelessness response programs should answer as they plan for and respond to natural disasters. The guide places a focus on the needs of people who are homeless with serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), substance use disorder (SUD), or co-occurring disorders (CODs).