Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
by US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
Opening Doors serves as a roadmap for joint action by the 19 USICH member agencies along with local and state partners in the public and private sectors. The plan puts us on a path to end veterans and... [read more...]
Comments Requested: Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015 (Draft)
by Glied, Sherry
Tell HHS what you think about the draft Strategic Plan. Comment – and read what others are saying. The public comment period runs until August 14. (authors) [read more...]
Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program: What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research
by Cunningham, Mary K.; Harwood, Robin; Hall, Sam
This brief describes the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (ECHY), summarizes the research, and outlines future research questions of concern to policymakers. (Authors) [read more...]
Learning from the Field: Expert Panel on Youth who are LGBTQI2-S and Homeless: Summary of Proceedings
by Hanson, Justine; Centrone, Wayne; Grandin, Megan; Kenney, Rachael
The SAMHSA/CMHS Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) convened an Expert Panel to better understand the needs of youth who are experiencing homelessness and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgende... [read more...]
Evidence Based Practice KIT: Permanent Supportive Housing
by Abt Associates, Inc.; Advocates for Human Potential (AHP); Westat; SAMHSA
Permanent Supportive Housing is decent, safe, and affordable community-based housing that provides residents the rights of tenancy under state and local landlord-tenant laws. The housing is linked to ... [read more...]
SAMHSA’s Homelessness Resource Center Announces New Special Issue on the Future of Homeless Services
by Homelessness Resource Center (HRC)
The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) announces the release of a special issue of the Open Health Services and Policy Journal on “The Future of Homeless Services.” Guest edited by the HRC, the specia... [read more...]