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HHRC Newsletter: Transition of Care Resources, New Webinars, and more!

This microlearning video from the Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC) explores why transitions from institutions, such as hospitals, psychiatric settings, and incarceration, can be especially hard for people experiencing homelessness. It shares practical ways providers can support continuity of care.

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. 

This brief suggests strategies to enhance crisis care through multilevel coordination and describes practical approaches that systems of care can deploy to strengthen collaboration.

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.

This article provides a compilation of federal resources aimed at preventing suicide.

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).

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.

HHRC Newsletter: Employment Fact Sheet, SAMHSA Funding Opportunities, and more!

Employment can be a critical step toward recovery and economic self-sufficiency for people with unstable housing and behavioral health conditions. This brief summarizes effective supported employment models and program examples, as well as resources for finding employment partners. It also offers guidance for trauma-informed engagement, warm handoffs, and addressing common barriers to work.

HHRC Newsletter: New HHRC Resource, Alcohol Awareness Month, and more!

This new issue brief examines the intersection of homelessness and substance use disorders (SUDs) and provides practical, relationship-centered strategies to build trust and navigate systems of care.

HHRC Newsletter: SAMHSA's Prevention Day, Recovery Housing Resources, and more

This fact sheet introduces the evidence-based vending machine model, explains how it supports overdose prevention strategies, outlines what supplies to include, and highlights key considerations for implementation.

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.

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.

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

This fact sheet describes available data sources for identifying service gaps and provides guidance for engaging in resource mapping to address those unmet needs.