1. Creating a Regional Model to Coordinate and Prioritize Access to Permanent Supportive Housing.
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Sylla, Laurie, Franzen, René, Srebnik, Debra, Hoffman, Marla, and Shoenfeld, Amnon
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HOMELESS persons ,JAILS ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,DETOXIFICATION (Substance abuse treatment) ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,MENTAL health ,DATABASES ,HOUSING ,LOCAL government ,PUBLIC housing ,PUBLIC welfare ,PRIVATE sector ,PUBLIC sector ,GOVERNMENT policy ,AT-risk people ,INSTITUTIONAL cooperation ,HUMAN services programs - Abstract
Demand for supportive housing outstrips availability in metropolitan regions around the country. Individuals who are homeless with serious mental illnesses, substance abuse, and other debilitating health conditions are often heavy users of publicly financed services and institutions, such as jails, emergency departments, psychiatric and medical hospitals, and sobering and detoxification services. King County, in collaboration with community partners, has developed a regional system for coordinating and prioritizing access to this limited resource based on utilization of publicly financed services/institutions and/or vulnerability. In this paper, the model, key implementation steps, preliminary results, and lessons learned are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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