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Publication Date: 2012
Surviving on the streets is difficult, especially when battling severe weather and other emergency situations. Sabrina Edgington, Program and Policy Specialist for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, discusses a pilot training designed to teach emergency preparedness to those experiencing homelessness and living on the streets. The training focuses on engagement and peer learning.
Publication Date: 2012
South Riverdale Community Health Centre in Toronto, Ontario, offers mask-making workshops designed to assist survivors of trauma in their recovery by allowing them to express themselves in a unique and deeply therapeutic manner. Molly Bannerman, Harm Reduction Social Worker, describes the benefits of these workshops.
Publication Date: 2012
Women in Need Klinic (WINK) in Toronto, Ontario has developed a low-barrier model for providing health care and social support services to street-involved women engaged in sex work. Bernadette Lettner, RN, describes WINK’s approach to outreach, engagement, and low-barrier service delivery.
Publication Date: 2012
Bernie Creaven, RN, MN, helps teach self-care to women experiencing homelessness. She organizes an annual Wellness Spa event at Carolyn Downs Family Medical Clinic in Seattle, WA. The event offers women a relaxing night off and helps them identify ways to practice regular self-care.
Publication Date: 2012
Jay S. Levy, M.S.W., LICSW, is Regional Manager for the PATH Program at Eliot CHS Homeless Services in Lexington, MA. He shares five principles of a pretreatment approach to outreach. This model supports transitions to housing and other services while respecting the autonomy and readiness for change of individuals experiencing homelessness.
Publication Date: 2012
Gilda Bruckman coordinates a creative writing group called "Voices Together" for women experiencing homelessness at On The Rise in Boston, Massachusetts. Through writing, women learn to listen and recognize their own innate talents, and to explore deeper emotions and talents within themselves.
Organization: SAMHSA
Publication Date: 2012
Elder homelessness is a growing concern in the U.S. Yet, many providers may be unaware of the factors that place older adults at risk of becoming homeless. John* is a newly housed older adult who—until recently—experienced homelessness for the past six years. He shares his struggles and triumphs, as well as the assistance he has received from the Boston-based organization Hearth, which connects elders experiencing homelessness with affordable hou...
Publication Date: 2012
Greg Morris, Program Director for Peak Vista’s Homeless Health Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shares strategies he employs to run a family practice on a limited budget for people experiencing homelessness. He discusses the importance of self-care in being able to provide the best services possible for his patients.
Publication Date: 2012
Terry Grahl is the Founder and Visionary of Enchanted Makeovers, a nonprofit interior design organization based in Detroit, Michigan. Terry is a self-described home-healer, and she takes these skills around the country, transforming the built environment of shelters into homes for the women and children living there.
Publication Date: 2012
Dr. Scout, Director of The Network for LGBT Health Equity, discusses a recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that ensures Federal housing programs do not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Dr. Scout shares steps shelters can take to make the shelter system safer for transgender people.
Publication Date: 2012
Dr. Tanya Page has worked to establish Outside In as a primary medical home that helps marginalized people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon. It helps people work towards self-sufficiency and improved health. Outside In’s medical clinic serves roughly 6,000 adults and youth each year, offering traditional and alternative medical supports, mental health care, community referrals, and mobile outreach.
Publication Date: 2012
Central City Concern’s Gary Cobb discusses the agency’s Recovery Mentor Program and talks about the critical role that peer support and the sharing of stories play in the journey towards recovery. Central City Concern provides an integrated approach to services for people experiencing homelessness, offering transitional and permanent housing, medical care, mental health treatment, addiction treatment, and supported employment.
Organization: SAMHSA
Publication Date: 2011
Homelessness remains a pervasive and tragic problem, but one that can be solved through investing in programs that work, according to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. The report, released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in June 2010, provides a summary of the state and extent of homelessness in the country, as well as efforts to support the first federal strategic plan to prevent and en...