Last month, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” directly calling on states to arrest and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, among other provisions. At a high level, the EO asserts the administration’s position in three areas:

Threats to arrest, hospitalize, and traumatize people experiencing homelessness are callous and push us further away from evidence-based practices by ignoring decades of data and direct experiences from providers and patients alike.

In the latest post on our policy blog, we explore the EO's likely impacts, perspectives from the community, and three actions you can take right now.

“As a psychiatrist, I fear that a punitive approach will worsen mental health symptoms, disrupt treatment, and push people further into crisis. Humane and effective policy must treat mental illness and substance use as medical issues and address homelessness with supportive housing, not institutionalization.” — Meredith Johnston, M.D., Director of Psychiatry, Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore

There are three weeks left to submit an abstract for our national conference June 8-11 in Orlando! Submit an abstract  — or apply to help us review abstracts! — at the link below.

The Council will partner with Fenway’s National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center to host a webinar Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. CDT highlighting street medicine and mobile units as a promising practice for HIV and SUD retention. Join us to learn more!

RCPN All Member Meeting: The Respite Care Providers' Network, a membership network of the Council, meets Aug. 27 to discuss key issues. Learn more.

Role-Specific Meetup: Each month we host a meetup for pros in specific roles. Join us! Register here.

RCPN Coffee Chat: Join us Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. CDT to talk about policy updates. Register here. 

Join us in September and October 2025 for a Community of Practice all about supporting the integration of health management assessment and interventions into HCH settings. 

We will hear from experts in the field as well as people with lived experience, and attendees will have the opportunity to create a health management plan around a focus of their choosing. 

Membership renewals have been emailed to the primary contacts of each organizational member. If you have questions about your renewal or did not receive an email, please reach out to us at membership@nhchc.org. 

As a reminder, annual NHCHC memberships run from July 1 to June 30 and are not prorated. Join or renew now to maximize your benefits, including  representation at our annual in-person Governing Membership meeting, conference registration discounts, and more.

Join us for one of our upcoming free learning opportunities! Browse upcoming webinars here.

Aug. 27
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Aug. 28
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Sept. 5

Sept. 12

Sept. 16
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Oct. 16-17

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