The Community Health Centers, operated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),provide health services to underserved populations. 866-847-3590; . 0000008163 00000 n Using the SMART Process {When writing goals and objectives, keep them SMART: Specific. Strategy 4.3 Explore a strategy to track improved access to HHS mainstream and targeted programs for persons experiencing homelessness, including individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. In 2010, 105 CalWorks participants have been placed into work experiences. This subcommittee, working in close partnership with the entire Work Group, utilized an iterative process to review recent accomplishments and to develop recommendations for the goals and strategies to be the framework of the 2007 Plan. Currently, many of the states and Territories are leveraging the support and infrastructure of the ICH and the Homeless Policy Academies to strengthen and coordinate their State Interagency Councils on Homelessness, Homeless Policy Academy teams and state and local planning processes that may already be institutionalized through HUDs Continuum of Care process. The final report from this project will be available in the Spring of 2007. Contents Strategic Action Plan Framework Each year, approximately one percent of the U.S. population, some 2-3 million individuals, experiences a night of homelessness that puts them in contact with a homeless assistance provider, and at least 800,000 people are homeless in the United States on any given night. It operates through a partnership with State Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs programs. 3 Pages. Data and information sharing, including use of common information system performance management and quality assurance. The Work Group believes that devoting an entire goal and set of objectives to data and performance measures related to homelessness will aid in the process of measuring the success of the strategic action plan. Note: Table reports funding only for targeted homeless programs and does not include funding for research (NIH, OASPE, SAMHSA, HRSA, ACF); *Includes $4 million in one-time CMHS funds to support competitively-awarded supplements for chronic homelessness; ** 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. o Non-time-specific objective: To reduce the proportion of adults in the U.S. who smoke to 12 percent. It is important to note that while these new goals and strategies will broaden the focus of the Departments activities related to ending and reducing homelessness, it is not the intention of the Department to retreat from the initial 2003 commitment to help end chronic homelessness. o Review and synthesize the published and non-published literature to identify risk factors associated with chronic homelessness and protective factors that reduce the risk for chronic homelessness. First, the Department has broadened the scope of the plan to address issues faced by a clientele that encompasses not only chronically homeless individuals, but also homeless families with children and runaway and homeless youth. Health Centers also provide services that help ensure access to the primary care such as case management, outreach, transportation and interpretive services. %PDF-1.4 % These should be action oriented and reflect both best practices and community-identified needs. 0000003217 00000 n 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. ASPE and SAMHSA have supported a 3-year evaluation of a collaboration between Health Care for the Homeless programs and community mental health agencies. In 2001, the Secretaries of HHS and HUD met and committed to a collaboration that capitalized on the expertise of HHS in service delivery and the expertise of HUD in housing. 1102 0 obj <> endobj As a result, our overall staff retention is high with management retention greater than five years. 65% of those who obtain transitional housing will be self-sufficient enough to maintain their housing on their own for at least six months after their subsidies have ended. This Plan allows the Secretary to highlight the accomplishments that have been achieved over the past several years, as well as to chart a course for future activities for the Department that builds on the current efforts. In other words, just because a national report identifies a particular program as a promising practice, doesnt mean it necessarily fits within your local context. As a leading provider of supportive housing in Alameda County, we have helped to significantly reduce homelessness in the region. Visit our Research Matters blog for weekly posts from the homelessness sector here. 0000013113 00000 n 0000116542 00000 n 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. 0000002207 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n The Family and Youth Services Bureau within ACF, in consultation with the USICH, is conducting a study of "promising strategies to end youth homelessness" which responds to statutory requirements. Appendix E: Comparison of Goals and Strategies: 2003 Strategic Action Plan and 2007 Strategic Action Plan. o Encourage states and communities to experiment with various approaches to creating a coordinated, comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness prevention (e.g. Long-term goals: Management of depressive symptoms including an increase in ability to choose and utilize coping skills. A leading concern was for the services funded by HHS to be more accessible to eligible homeless persons residing in HUD-funded housing. The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. What Are Goals and Objectives? Eligible applicants for the Street Outreach Program include any private, nonprofit agency, non-federally recognized Indian Tribes and urban Indian organizations. An example of moving from a general goal in this case to measurable objectives, interventions and completion criteria would be as follows Objective Persons experiencing homelessness can benefit from the types of services supported by the programs offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Various communities use different terms to highlight the broad priority areas and associated actions. Provide model emergency shelter and services with focus on helping people finding stable housing as quickly as possible. The federal government establishes general guidelines for the administration of SCHIP benefits. o Support state grantees to seek appropriate HHS funds to support the implementation of their Policy Academy action plans to address homelessness. For example, Kelly will engage in learning more about her depression and complete homework assignments at least 1-2x per week. This technical assistance report developed in 2004 is designed to highlight several state initiatives that increase Medicaid access for people who are chronically homeless. Examples of goals include: o Develop initiatives which can enable NIH research to be linked to pilot projects and programs within HHS to establish the effectiveness of such projects and programs and expand the evidence-base on what works. Project included a literature review on discharge planning, the use of an expert panel, documentary analysis of selected exemplary programs, and site visits to exemplary programs. For example, Teresa might say, ''I want to feel less . A new 64-unit permanent supportive housing complex currently under construction is our largest housing development to date and will house up to 140 adults and children when it is completed in May 2011. Head Start serves homeless families eligible for the program in areas such as nutrition, developmental, medical and dental screenings, immunizations, mental health and social services referrals, and transportation. Approximately 650,000 persons are served annually by HCH program grantees. Washington DC. Evaluation of Chronic Homelessness Policy Academies (SAMHSA & HRSA). This Advisory Committee developed recommendations of adaptations to clinical practice guidelines for homeless clients with HIV/AIDS. They provide basic preventive and primary health care services. o Promote organizational development and horizontal coordination between agencies such as housing, HIV/AIDS services/prevention, mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention, and criminal justice to provide integrated comprehensive services to prevent homelessness. The chapters that follow provide further elaboration on various aspects of the 2007 Plan. Representatives of fifty-four states and U.S. territories joined federal agency partners, public and private organizations addressing homelessness, and technical assistance providers to showcase innovative approaches that states and territories are implementing, exchange peer-to-peer technical assistance, and renew the states and territories commitment to fully implementing their Homeless Policy Academy action plans. Assessing Homeless Population Size through the Use of Emergency and Transitional Shelter Services in 1998: Results from the Analysis of Administrative Data in Nine US Jurisdictions. The goals outlined within the strategic action plan provided a course of action for the Department to follow in order to improve access to needed health and social services for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, empower states to improve their response to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, and to prevent future episodes of homelessness within HHS clientele. The widespread development of high-end, market rate housing in the area over the past decade has . The project was begun in September of 1999 and data collection was concluded in September of 2006. endstream endobj 194 0 obj <>/Metadata 19 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 18 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/StructTreeRoot 21 0 R/Type/Catalog/LastModified(D:20091102194407)/PageLabels 16 0 R>> endobj 195 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 196 0 obj <> endobj 197 0 obj <> endobj 198 0 obj <> endobj 199 0 obj <>stream Strategic Goal 1: Protect and Strengthen Equitable Access to High Quality and Affordable Healthcare Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard and Improve National and Global Health Conditions and Outcomes Strategic Goal 3: Strengthen Social Well-Being, Equity, and Economic Resilience Health and medical goals are highly individual and people's engagement in setting goals has been demonstrated to affect not only their participation in and adherence to treatment, but their health outcomes and quality of life.2 Step 1: Elicit . > Research Health Center reporting does not support an estimate of expenditures on homelessness outside of the HCH program. By including the at-risk population in the Plan, the Department is acknowledging those who may be on the verge of becoming homeless and who could become the next generation of chronically homeless individuals. > Programs He holds a Masters of Social Work from California State University, Sacramento and a Masters in Theology from Seattle University. The purpose of the Basic Center Program is to establish or strengthen locally-controlled, community and faith-based programs that address the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. For example, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) strategic plan for fiscal years 2005-2010 (http://www.hrsa.gov/about/strategicplan.htm) discusses how the agency measures its progress by monitoring a variety of performance measures that are linked to the goals and objectives set out in the strategic plan. 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. PRIORITIES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Homelessness Website: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Homelessness Website: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Homelessness Website: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HomelessnessInitiative/. Objective 1: Utilize existing resource guides to disseminate services specific to the needs of homeless youth and young adult for a specialized youth resources guide. The pocket guide was adopted in August 2006, and is available at: ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/hab/adaptpractice.pdf, Evaluability Assessment of Discharge Planning to Prevent Homelessness (ASPE), Purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluability assessment of discharge planning in institutional and custodial settings, with a specific focus on whether discharge planning is a strategy that can prevent homelessness. Grantees use additional resources to expand current service programs and to establish additional services in rural and underserved areas, on Native American reservations, and in Alaskan Native Villages. Rebecca S. Ashery, Public Health Analyst, Office of Minority and Special Populations, Health Resources and Services Administration, Benita Baker,Public Health Analyst, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Joanne Gampel, Social Science Analyst, Division of State and Community Assistance, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Denise Juliano-Bult, Chief, Systems Research Program, Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Charlene LeFauve, Chief, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch, Acting Chief, Data Infrastructure Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Division of State and Community Assistance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Valerie Mills, Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of Policy, Planning and Budget, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Elaine Parry, Director of Special Initiatives, Immediate Office of the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Harry Posman,Executive Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration on Aging, Kathy Rama, Technical Director, Division of Advocacy and Special Issues, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Larry Rickards, Chief, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Idalia Sanchez, Associate Director for Policy, Chief, Office of Policy Development, Division of Science and Policy, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Marsha Werner, Social Services Program Specialist, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families. 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