The internal audience consists of the HHS operating and staff divisions that have approved the Plan and agreed to implement it as is appropriate to their respective agency/division. The formula for determining the federal allocations of funds to the states is determined by Congress. HHS Budget Growth- Targeted Homelessness Programs FY 2003-FY2006. One hundred and forty services referrals were provided. 0000174308 00000 n Reassess the treatment plan at regular intervals and/or when indicated by changing circumstances. The purpose of the Family Violence Prevention and Services program, operated by the Administration for Children and Families, is to fund grants to state agencies, territories and Indian Tribes for the provision of shelter to victims of family violence and their dependents, and for related services, such as emergency transportation and child care. Applying cluster analysis to test a typology of homelessness by pattern of shelter utilization: results from the analysis of administrative data. The prevalence of homelessness among adolescents in the United States. 1998; 26(2): 207-232. In order to improve the accessibility and take advantage of the funding and capacity available within the mainstream programs, the Department has engaged in a range of strategies to increase access to mainstream resources for persons experiencing homelessness. 0000004953 00000 n 0000086376 00000 n SSBG funds support outcomes across the human service spectrum, and these outcomes are associated with strategic goals and objectives such as employment, child care, child welfare, adoptions, and youth services. 0000017366 00000 n Provide re-housing and support services for homeless households as part of the Alameda County Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-housing Program. A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in Americas Cities: A 23-City Survey, December 2006, available on-line at: http://www.mayors.org/uscm/hungersurvey/2006/report06.pdf. Examples include immunizations, child injury prevention programs, lead poisoning prevention activities, and newborn screening programs; and 4) InfrastructureBuilding - These activities form the foundation of all MCH-funded services. o Promote the inclusion of homeless assistance programs among the entities conducting eligibility and enrollment functions for mainstream programs. 0000134369 00000 n S: This is a straightforward objective of improving professional abilities through coursework and conferences. The plan calls for engaging key stakeholders in a collaborative community-response model, with critical attention given to meet the needs of diverse communities including Aboriginal people, youth with disabilities, newcomers and LGBTQ2S youth. The desired purpose of this pocket handbook is to be utilized as a quick and essential resource tool for clinicians, peer workers, and social service providers in hopes that they will routinely adapt their services and foster better outcomes for homeless clients. This project will examine the range of programs currently offering services to the population and determining the extent to which these programs adhere to best practices approaches. The program is a federal/state/tribal/local partnership to help families by promoting family self-sufficiency and child well-being. 0000001260 00000 n The team includes the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Housing, Clinical Director, Supportive Housing Director, Director of Development and Community Outreach Director. Strategy 3.6 Provide training and technical assistance on homelessness, including chronic homelessness, to mainstream service providers at the state and community level. trailer Conducting further research about the pathways into Aboriginal youth homelessness to help ensure services dedicated to Aboriginal young people (at risk of or experiencing homelessness) will be carried out in consideration of structural factors. While the two major revisions discussed in detail above represent the most substantial changes to the plan, other smaller, yet significant changes have been made within the revised goals and strategies of the 2007 Plan. In FY 2004, the most recent data available, states reported spending $111 million on self-sufficiency services, including education/training, employment services, family planning services, independent/transitional living for adults, pregnancy and parenting, and substance abuse services. Support youths meaningful engagement in plan development and implementation. Territories, CSBG does not collect specific data on amounts expended on homelessness. xb```b``[ wAbl,KU400=q`f)v[z},M/qpr7H"lwNje qHBJJjiP[6u13=a @APi#)B*X,X,o~SPf+g4a`}P Hp11>w%\ Q, The PADD is mandated to: Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPTBG). 0000036337 00000 n 2003 Strategic Action PlanGoal 2: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to people experiencing chronic homelessness. Introduce independent housing options for youth, including adaptations of the Housing First approach. 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A cornerstone effort of the increased focus on chronic homelessness was the development of the Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness, also known as the Chronic Homelessness Initiative (CHI), an innovative demonstration project coordinated by the ICH and jointly funded by HUD, HHS (SAMHSA and HRSA) and the VA. Recognizing that homelessness is an issue that cuts across various agencies in the federal government, this unique effort across the Department offered permanent housing and supportive service funding through a consolidated application process. 96% of residents living in our permanent support housing communities have retained their housing for at least a year. Home Goal: Develop skills to manage stress in a healthy way. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed the Strategic Action Plan on Homelessness to outline a set of goals and strategies that will guide the Departments activities related to homelessness over the next several years. 100% of families and individuals needing benefit acquisition assistance and job training and employment referrals. Goal 3:Work to prevent new episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, Goal 1: Prevent episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, including individuals and families, Strategy 3.1Identify risk and protective factors to prevent future episodes of chronic homelessness, Strategy 1.1 Identify risk and protective factors to prevent episodes of homelessness for at-risk populations, Strategy 1.2 Identify risk and protective factors to prevent chronic homelessness among persons who are already homeless, Strategy 3.2 Promote the use of effective, evidence-based homelessness prevention interventions, Strategy 1.3 Develop, test, disseminate, and promote the use of evidence-based homelessness prevention interventions, Goal 1:Help eligible, chronically homeless individuals receive health and social services, Goal 2: Help eligible, homeless individuals and families receive health and social services, Strategy 2.1 Strengthen outreach and engagement activities, Strategy 2.2 Improve the eligibility review process, Strategy 2.3 Explore ways to maintain program eligibility, Strategy 1.4Improve the transition of clients from homeless-specific programs to mainstream service providers, Strategy 2.4 Examine the operation of HHS programs, particularly mainstream programs that serve both homeless and non-homeless persons, to improve the provision of services to persons experiencing homelessness, Strategy 2.5 Foster coordination across HHS to address the multiple problems of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Goal 2:Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to people experiencing chronic homelessness, Goal 3: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Strategy 2.1Use state Policy Academies to help states develop specific action plans to respond to chronic homelessness, Strategy 3.1 Work with states and territories to effectively implement Homeless Policy Academy Action Plans, Strategy 3.2 Work with governors, county officials, mayors, and tribal organizations to maintain a policy focus on homelessness, including homelessness as a result of disasters, Strategy 2.2 Permit flexibility in paying for services that respond to the needs of persons with multiple problems, Strategy 3.3 Examine options to expand flexibility in paying for services that respond to the needs of persons with multiple problems, Strategy 2.3Reward coordination across HHS assistance programs to address the multiple problems of chronically homeless people, Strategy 2.4Provide incentives for states and localities to coordinate services and housing, Strategy 3.4 Encourage states and localities to coordinate services and housing, Strategy 3.5 Develop, disseminate and use toolkits and blueprints to strengthen outreach, enrollment, and service delivery, Strategy 2.6Provide training and technical assistance on chronic homelessness to mainstream service providers, Strategy 3.6 Provide training and technical assistance on homelessness, including chronic homelessness, to mainstream service providers at the state and community level, Strategy 2.7Establish a formal program of training on chronic homelessness, Strategy 2.8Address chronic homelessness in the formulation of future HHS budgets or in priorities for using a portion of expanded resources, (basis for new Goal 4 and Strategies 4.1 - 4.4), Strategy 2.9Develop an approach for baseline data, performance measurement, and the measurement of reduced chronic homelessness within HHS, Strategy 2.10Establish an ongoing oversight body within HHS to direct and monitor the plan, Goal 4: Develop an approach to track Departmental progress in preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness for HHS clientele, Strategy 4.1 Inventory data relevant to homelessness currently collected in HHS targeted and mainstream programs; including participants housing status, Strategy 4.2 Develop an approach for establishing baseline data on the number of homeless individuals and families served in HHS programs, Strategy 4.3 Explore a strategy by which to track improved access to HHS mainstream and targeted programs for persons experiencing homelessness, including individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, Strategy 4.4 Coordinate HHS data activities with other federal data activities related to homelessness. > Research 0000005580 00000 n The ADHD goal-setting process goes beyond the simple desire of "improving symptoms" and establishes observable, measurable objectives that are meaningful for the individual. HRSA is partnering with SAMHSA/CMHS to co-fund an evaluation of the Chronic Homelessness Policy Academies, a multi-year project that was funded by HHS, HUD, VA, and DOL. Goal 4: To ensure families at risk of losing housing have early access to services and supports that will help them maintain safe, affordable housing18 Goal 5: To ensure adults with cognitive impairments have access to safe, affordable housing and 0000002411 00000 n 0000036184 00000 n This Advisory Committee developed recommendations of adaptations to clinical practice guidelines for homeless clients with HIV/AIDS. This new strategy was added to the Plan to emphasize the importance of preventing first-time homelessness for at-risk populations (i.e. Several studies have compared housed and non-housed low-income families in an effort to document what characteristics or contextual factors influence a low-income familys probability of experiencing homelessness. 0000134200 00000 n Work with schools to educate youth about homelessness and available supports. For example, the Plan may impact HHS agencies strategic and performance plans, program activities, training, data collection/performance measurement, and/or budgets. Developing Program Goals and Measurable Objectives Program goals and objectives establish criteria and standards against which you can determine program performance. The primer was published in 2005 and is available at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/Reports/handbook.pdf, Stepping Stones to Recovery: A Case Managers Manual for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless, with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications(SAMHSA), Individuals who are homeless and have mental illnesses often face overwhelming challenges in obtaining disability benefits through the Social Security Administration (SSA). Youth are provided with stable, safe living accommodations and services that help them develop the skills necessary to move to independence. HHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and supporting the delivery of essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The 72-hr Initial Recovery Plan provides the basis for treatment services for the individual until the first Individualized Recovery Plan (IRP) is developed on the 15th (3) day. Access to Recovery (ATR), operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and established in 2003, supports a grantee-run voucher program for substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services built on the following three principles: consumer choice, outcome oriented, and increased capacity. 0000005502 00000 n As a case plan goal and objective example, case managers who work with the homeless may have a primary objective of finding housing for clients. implementing individualized care plans based on the goals that are most important to the individual. o Complete, disseminate, and promote the use of toolkits developed by agencies (e.g., SAMHSAs Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) #42 Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders, Assertive Community Treatment and Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment, and Permanent Supportive Housing. The budgets of the targeted homeless programs have experienced growth since 2003 (see Table 1), but improving access to mainstream programs remains critical to increasing the Departments capacity to serve this population. Basic Centers seek to reunite young people with their families when possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Monitor the Progress. objective. Rather, the expanded scope will reflect the work related to addressing homelessness for families and children, as well as youth, which is already ongoing and critical to the mission of the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition to the Departmental priority to end chronic homelessness. Goals: *I make this section objective. Mental health plans must respond to federal criteria that include: 1) a comprehensive community based mental health system with a description of health and mental health services, rehabilitation services, employment services, housing services, educational services, substance abuse services, medical and dental care; 2) mental health system data and epidemiology estimates of incidence and prevalence in the state of serious mental illness among adults and serious emotional disturbance among children; 3) services for children with serious emotional disturbance provided in an integrated system of care; 4) targeted services to rural and homeless populations with a description of states outreach to and services for individuals who are homeless and how community-based services will be provided to individuals residing in rural areas; and 5) management systems for financial resources, staffing and training for mental health providers, and training of providers of emergency health services. 0000098237 00000 n The study is anticipated to be released in 2007. Evaluation of the Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness (ASPE). 1992; 13(8): 717-726. Ensure accessible and affordable transportation options are available to youth to access supports and housing, particularly in rural communities. hb```b``w``c`haab@ !;",a#:zrsm`SN )(X\mWG\L: =l^JP:.1SDN>OKrd In most settings of clinical practice it is critical to be able to demonstrate treatment planning skills that are SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time specific. The mission of the child support enforcement program is to assure that assistance in obtaining support (both financial and medical) is available to children through locating parents, establishing paternity and support obligations, and enforcing those obligations. Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI), Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH), and Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals(CABHI), HRSA's Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH), ACF's . The programs and activities sponsored by the Department are administered by eleven operating divisions that work closely with state, local, and tribal governments. For FY 1999 (the only year for which a special analysis was compiled), the 40 participating states reported just over $26 million SAPTBG funds were spent on alcohol and drug abuse services to homeless populations, approximately 1.64 percent of the Block Grant (Analysis by the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors [NASADAD], 2002). 1102 0 obj <> endobj Home - Office of Supportive Housing - County of Santa Clara Goal: Improve mental health. Affordable Housing: Include brief summary of any issues related to obtaining housing. * The Title V/Surplus Property program involves the transfer of surplus federal property from HHS to a homeless assistance provider, and the program does not have a line item budget. Treatment Plan Goals Download Treatment planning is a team effort between the patient and the counselor. Not more than 20 percent of the payment may be expended for housing services. Between 2003 and 2007, the Department made significant progress towards the goals identified in the 2003 Plan. xref Tasks: Client: Client will make appointment with medical provider . 0000004244 00000 n Personal Housing Plans The Homelessness Prevention and Advice Team as part of the prevention and relief o Support state grantees to seek appropriate HHS funds to support the implementation of their Policy Academy action plans to address homelessness. This new focus on data and measurement issues may also assist HHS homelessness programs with future Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) reviews. The Mental Health Block Grant provides funds to States to create comprehensive, community-based systems of mental health care. In order to develop the 2007 Plan, a Strategic Action Plan Subcommittee was formed, consisting of representatives from the various agencies participating in the Secretarys Work Group. Since 2003, the Department has worked in partnership with the states, other federal Departments, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to advance the goals outlined in the strategic action plan. A treatment plan will include the patient or client's personal information, the diagnosis (or diagnoses, as is often the case with mental illness), a general outline of the treatment prescribed, and space to measure outcomes as the client progresses through treatment. Services are available to a parent with custody of a child whose other parent is living outside the home, and services are available automatically for families receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. In FY 2005, NIH is supporting more than 65 investigator-initiated studies with a primary focus on homelessness. hTP=o [uZu^Pv"52hFwgKyQ0=&KX \qr #,%1@2K nN%{~g (G/:W9lAV%j Persons served were among the most severely disabled. Helping America's Homeless: Emergency Shelter or Affordable Housing? Strategy 1.2 Identify risk and protective factors to prevent chronic homelessness among persons who are already homeless. 0000036213 00000 n As the title of the 2003 Strategic Action Plan indicates (Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action) the focus of the Work Group was on chronic homelessness. It smooths things out for everyone like clients, health providers and the insurance company. Data and information sharing, including use of common information system performance management and quality assurance. In the 2003 Strategic Action Plan the Work Group outlined sixteen strategies to reduce chronic homelessness, one of which was to improve the transition of clients from homeless-specific programs to mainstream service providers. A cornerstone activity under this strategy has been the development and implementation of nine Homeless Policy Academies that were designed to bring together state-level program administrators and homeless service providers in order to develop state-specific action plans designed to increase access to mainstream resources for persons experiencing homelessness. The Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCHBG), operated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has three components: formula block grants to 59 states and Territories, grants for Special Projects of Regional and National Significance, and Community Integrated Service Systems grants. The Secretarys Work Group on Ending Chronic Homelessness. By January 2015, Abode Services will provide 200 units of permanent. Prior to each of these meetings, the operating and staff divisions that participate in the Work Group will be asked to update the activities tracking matrix. Support services that will assist the youth in moving and adjusting to a safe and appropriate alternative living arrangement include:treatment, counseling, information and referral services, individual assessment, crisis intervention, and follow up support. Appropriately Structured and Experienced Management Team- Our eightmember Management Team consists of highlyskilled professionals, each an expert in their field. United States Conference of Mayors. At this meeting, a literature review compiled for the meeting was used to guide discussion pertaining to: the key players during the hurricane; housing and health issues; the impact on the historically homeless; and data pertaining to and lessons learned from previous disasters.
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