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. Territories have no matching requirements. Each site is in a location that is accessible to program participants. 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. Appropriate Facilities to Support Programs- Abode Services facilities portfolio includes owned and lease properties that allow the agency to most cost effectively provide community-based services. States design a services delivery plan that addresses the unique needs of the state's populations. Introduce independent housing options for youth, including adaptations of the Housing First approach. For many people, the first part of treatment involves detox. If the funding is available, effective service delivery interventions may not be applied when working with this population. o Share information with the national intergovernmental organizations that can be used in their newsletters and other communications with their members (e.g., through a homelessness clearinghouse website that provides links not only to relevant HHS programs but also to state and local activities that could serve as best practice models). HHS funding totaled $30 million for the three-year period. Necessity of housing services for purposes of medical care must be certified or documented. Among this population, there are several key subgroups, including: The Department of Health and Human Services (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. 0 Vulnerable groups who may be at-risk of homelessness include individuals with disabilities, immigrants, persons leaving institutions (e.g., incarceration- including juvenile detention facilities, inpatient care for psychiatric or chronic medical conditions), youth aging out of foster care, frail elderly, persons experiencing abuse, and disaster victims. For example, Kelly will engage in learning more about her depression and complete homework assignments at least 1-2x per week. 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. State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The SSBG is based on two fundamental principles: (1) state and local governments and communities are best able to determine the needs of individuals to help them achieve self-sufficiency; and (2) social and economic needs are interrelated and must be met simultaneously. Youth who have not reached the age of 18 years during an 18 month stay may remain in the program for an additional 180 days or until their 18th birthday, whichever comes first. %%EOF Ensure single youth and youth in families have access to available social housing and rent subsidy supports as well as income assistance to maintain housing stability. {Poorly stated goal z The district's Title III program will reduce the number of ELLs retained. o Continue interagency collaborations between HHS program agencies to develop tools that are designed for use by both homeless service providers as well as individuals who are homeless. Homeless veterans Homeless veterans seem to be a defenseless population by definition, as they are a subgroup in the population that is likely to have health problems or worse health challenges because of exposure to risks unlike the rest of the population. The report also explores the extent to which mainstream service-delivery programs supported by HHS, i.e., those not specifically targeted to homelessness, could generate performance measures on the extent to which homeless persons are served and with what effect. Continue to enforce parkland dedication requirements, and . 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. o Time-specific objective: To reduce the proportion of adults in the U.S. who smoke to 12 percent by 2010 (a specific goal of Healthy People 2010). trailer http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA04-3870/SMA04-3870.pdf, Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America (SAMHSA). 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. TREATMENT PLAN GOALS & OBJECTIVES 1 TREATMENT PLAN GOALS OBJECTIVES Note Always make objectives measurable, e.g., 3 out of 5 times 100%, learn 3 skills, etc. 0000004377 00000 n The project was designed to document and evaluate the effectiveness of time-limited, intensive intervention strategies for providing treatment, housing, support, and family preservation services to homeless mothers with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders who are caring for their dependent children. In considering which families might be at greatest risk for homelessness, one must consider individual characteristics that might indicate a higher chance of experiencing homelessness, such as substance abuse or mental illness; family factors, such as the presence of violence in the home; as well as contextual factors, such as a lack of affordable housing in the community. Provide re-housing and support services for homeless households as part of the Alameda County Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-housing 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. Ringwalt, C.L., Greene, J.M., Robertson, M; McPheeters. HHS Budget Growth- Mainstream Programs FY 2003-FY 2006, Key Research and Programmatic Activities Between 2003 - 2006. Successful completion of these tasks positivel y impacts _____ _____ _____ all family members; DT can help the family avoid typical impasses and successfully complete its tasks. Use specific rather than generalized language: {Clearly state the issue, the target group, the time and place of the program. Preventing Overdose 2. Goal 1: Prevent episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, including individuals and families, Goal 2: Help eligible, homeless individuals and families receive health and social services, Goal 3: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Goal 4: Develop an approach to track Departmental progress in preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness for HHS clientele, Goal 1: Prevent episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, including individuals and families, 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 1.3 Develop, test, disseminate, and promote the use of evidence-based homelessness prevention and early intervention programs and strategies, 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 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, Strategy 2.6 Explore opportunities with federal partners to develop joint initiatives related to homelessness, including chronic homelessness and homelessness as a result of a disaster, Goal 3: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to individuals and families experiencing 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 a disaster, Strategy 3.3 Examine options to expand flexibility in paying for services that respond to the needs of persons with multiple problems, Strategy 3.4 Encourage states and localities to coordinate services and housing, Strategy 3.5 Develop, disseminate and utilize toolkits and blueprints to strengthen outreach, enrollment, and service delivery, Strategy 3.6 Provide training and technical assistance on homelessness, including chronic homelessness, to mainstream service providers at the state and community level, 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 program 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 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. Eligible programs and activities include: (1) outreach services; (2) screening and diagnostic treatment services; (3) habilitation and rehabilitation services; (4) community mental health services; (5) alcohol or drug treatment services; (6) staff training; (7) case management services; (8) supportive and supervisory services in residential settings; (9) referrals for primary health services, job training, educational services, and relevant housing services; and (10) a prescribed set of housing services. 0000012569 00000 n Metraux, Stephen, Dennis P. Culhane, Stacy Raphael, Matthew White, Carol Pearson, Eric Hirsch, Patricia Ferrell, Steve Rice, Barbara Ritter, & J. Stephen Cleghorn. Ensure Calgary Homeless Foundation includes two Aboriginal positions on its board one on-reserve and one off-reserve to ensure a voice. The matrix provides the means by which the agencies and staff divisions within the Department track progress towards achieving the goals outlined in the Plan. This Advisory Committee developed recommendations of adaptations to clinical practice guidelines for homeless clients with HIV/AIDS. This technical assistance report developed in 2004 is designed to highlight several state initiatives that increase Medicaid access for people who are chronically homeless. As a result, our overall staff retention is high with management retention greater than five years. Open Document. 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 4.4 Coordinate HHS data activities with other federal data activities related to homelessness. progress) when existing goals/objectives are met and if the client's condition changes (at a minimum, annually). Strategy 1.3 Develop, test, disseminate, and promote the use of evidence-based homelessness prevention and early intervention programs and strategies. Objective: Attend regular 12-step meetings or support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. 0000002432 00000 n The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funds 669 public, community and faith-based programs through three grant programs that serve the runaway and homeless youth population. Data and information sharing, including use of common information system performance management and quality assurance. The following is a list of HHS programs (both targeted and mainstream) that provide services to homeless families: Expanding the scope of the strategic action plan to encompass family and youth homelessness will formalize the Departments already ongoing efforts to assist homeless families with children and youth, as well as tie the work of the Departments agencies closely to the Secretarys goals and objectives for the Department as a whole. 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. The funds are intended to improve access to community-based health care delivery systems for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances. The population who experiences homelessness is a heterogeneous group, and includes single individuals, families with children, and unaccompanied runaway and homeless youth. Bassuk, Ellen L., Weinreb, Linda F., Buckner, John C., Browne, Angela; et al. 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. 0000022661 00000 n The SSBG allows states flexibility in their use of funds for a range of services, depending on state and local priorities. Introduce measures to enhance service integration within and between youth-serving, homeless-serving and key public systems, including child protection, domestic violence, education, correction and health to implement the plan. It is a child-focused program with the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. 0000017366 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. 0000027650 00000 n Findings from the research literature show that families are a significant subgroup that warrants specific attention and interventions that may differ from those that are successful in serving homeless individuals. 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. 0000098355 00000 n This plan details the patient's diagnosis and outlines the action plan for the treatment. 75% of households who participated in our transitional housing programs have been able to maintain their housing after their subsidy ended. Living accommodations may be host family homes, group homes, including maternity group homes, or supervised apartments. Skills training and support services provided include: basic life-skills and interpersonal skill building; educational opportunities (vocational and GED preparation); job placement; career counseling; and mental health, substance abuse, and physical health care services. 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