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Each year, members of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council nominate outstanding caretakers and advocates in the field of homeless health care, and each year we have the enormous privilege of celebrating a new group of incredible, passionate people working to bring an end to homelessness. Click the link below to learn about each of this year's recipients and their contributions to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable among us.
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| It's Time to Renew Your Council Membership!
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Last year the Council transitioned to a fiscal year membership cycle (July 1-June 30), which means it's officially membership renewal season!
Beginning May 31, 2024, renewal emails will be sent to the primary contact for each organizational member. The email "sender" will be NHCHC Membership.
Please renew your membership before July 1 to avoid a lapse in access to our member-only benefits, including discounted conference registration, access to our job board, the ability to sit on NHCHC committees and networks, and much more! As a reminder, these benefits are extended to all staff of the organizational member.
If you have questions about your renewal or do not receive a renewal email, please reach out to our Membership Team. Thank you for continuing to be part of our community. You help make what we do possible!
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| Coming Up: Certification for Medical Respite Programs
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The field of medical respite care (MRC) is growing rapidly, and there's an increasing need to clearly define characteristics, quality standards, and oversight of MRC programs.
As the preeminent entity dedicated to expanding access to high-quality medical respite care nationwide, the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of NHCHC, has designed a voluntary certification process we're piloting this summer. We can't wait to share our next steps with you!
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| Register for the CA Recuperative Care Symposium
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Registration is open for the inaugural California Recuperative Care Symposium in Sacramento, Sept. 12-13, 2024!
NIMRC is excited to showcase promising practices, program models, and examples of leadership at this monumental event celebrating recuperative care services in California.
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| New Resource: Substance Use Guidelines
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The Council's new Substance Use Guidelines are brief substance-specific guidelines intended for use by anyone who is a consumer of services or a service provider working with people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs.
The guidelines are a collection of printable PDFs that can be used as individual documents or as a unified resource. Each guideline provides information on the substance covered, outlines how experiences of homelessness might impact experiences of use, access to treatment, and overall health, and provides harm reduction-based supports and resources that can be utilized by service providers across roles and settings.
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June 18: Having a Seat at the Table
5:30 p.m. CDT
The Ellen Dailey Advocacy Committee (part of the National Consumer Advisory Board) and the Street Medicine Institute Student Coalition invite students and leaders with lived experience of homelessness to join this discussion about the impacts of street medicine and areas for improvement in the field. All are welcome to this session regardless of their extent of experience with street medicine. ✅ REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR
June 26: RCPN Coffee Chat — Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Medical Respite
2 p.m. CDT
Medical respite care is the incredible opportunity to provide space for healing and recuperation. However, because of the many medical and behavioral health needs that are a result of homelessness combined with a lack of community resources, programs may be faced with challenging decisions and ethical dilemmas. Often in these cases, there is not a clear-cut pathway or decision, but instead programs and staff must carefully consider options that manage the safety and health of all medical respite clients and staff. This Coffee Chat presents an opportunity for the medical respite community to come together to discuss ethical dilemmas that can present with programs, and identify strategies to support staff in addressing these dilemmas through collaboration. ✅ REGISTER HERE FOR THIS COFFEE CHAT
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National Health Care for the Homeless Council
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| May 31, 2024 | Volume 7, Issue 5 | Archives
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