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Join Us Friday for a COVID Coffee Chat on Avoiding Civil Detention: Responding to Clients Who Violate Isolation OrdersFriday, April 24 | 12-1 p.m. CTDon't miss our next Town Hall webinar exploring strategies for responding to clients having trouble adhering to isolation and strategies for avoiding civil detention. Organizations across the U.S. are increasingly placing people without homes in isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 monitoring, treatment, and protection.
However, adhering to isolation can be a challenge for vulnerable patients with mental health or substance use issues who are also under tremendous stress and uncertainty. Learn how the Health Care for the Homeless community can best support these clients in our discussion.
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New COVID Coffee Chat: Delivering Health Care in Isolation and Quarantine Facilities for People Without HomesTuesday, April 28 | 12-1 p.m. CT
Homeless populations face unique challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying in congregate facilities and living on the streets puts this population at increased risk of infection, and higher rates of chronic disease increase risks of complication and death. Many cities are creating isolation and quarantine facilities in motels, convention centers, and other settings to help manage COVID-19's spread among people without homes.
Join us to hear about workforce strategies for delivering care in these settings and best practices in service delivery. Hosted in partnership with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, this discussion will continue our now twice-weekly COVID Coffee Chat webinars occurring each Tuesday and Friday from 12-1 p.m. CT. Stay tuned for more information about upcoming offerings!
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Telling Our Story to the Nation & the World
Effective communications—telling the story of the Council family—drives impact by sharing the right message at the right time through the right channel to the right readers and listeners. Staying connected with the nation and the world is key to the Council’s leadership as the voice of professionals working at the nexus of health care and homelessness.
Learn more about how the Council has been advancing the national conversation on COVID-19 and people without homes through recent stories in ABC, ProPublica, Time, and PBS NewsHour.
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New COVID-19 Resources from the Field: Guidance on Medical Respite, Housing, Outreach, and More
Medical respite plays a critical role in caring for people experiencing homelessness as they isolate and quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yale University developed a draft medical respite protocol for New Haven, CT, and other similar cities to respond to the needs of people without homes. “COVID-19 Respite Facility for People Experiencing Homelessness” provides recommendations for respite programs on staffing, logistics, clinical workflow, medication, and more.
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To learn more about COVID-19 and medical respite, please see other recent publications:
Additionally, recent national guidance and resources include such documents as:
Further guidance from local programs include highlights such as the following:
New research is also emerging as this pandemic evolves:
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In Case You Missed It: Issue Brief Explores Harm Reduction During COVID-19 for People with Substance Use Disorder
Did you miss our recent issue brief on harm reduction? As COVID-19 alternate care sites continue to care for people experiencing homelessness, it is crucial for service providers to be attuned to harm reduction strategies for those with substance use disorders.
This new Council resource outlines why harm reduction is critical to saving lives, offers strategies to prepare programs in a manner that reduces harm, and provides tips for supporting vulnerable people while they are in isolation and quarantine.
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Upcoming BHTA Webinar: Cost Accounting for Behavioral Health IntegrationApril 30: 3-4:30 p.m. ET
Billing and reimbursement are two of the most significant barriers to behavioral health integration faced by health centers. The HRSA Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Technical Assistance will host a webinar highlighting practical strategies that health centers at different levels of integration can use to understand the organizational level cost of delivering care across a range of integrated behavioral health models.
Staff from health centers, look-alikes, PCAs, HCCNs, and NCAs are invited to participate. Register at bhta.hrsa.gov; new users will need to create an account before registering.
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Council-Kaiser Permanente Partnership Awards $500,000 in Immediate Impact Grants
The Council was proud to partner with Kaiser Permanente (KP) to award half a million dollars in grants to 16 nonprofits meeting the health needs of people without homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awardees in seven states and Washington, D.C., have received grants ranging from $25,000-$35,000.
Bobby Watts, NHCHC CEO, stated, "As a leading health system, Kaiser Permanente (KP) put words into action on behalf of the nation’s most vulnerable populations. The NHCHC-KP philanthropic partnership rapidly delivered an infusion of mission-critical dollars to support nonprofit organizations serving on the frontlines of the dual epidemics of COVID-19 and homelessness." Learn more and find a full list of awardees in our release.
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April 30 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. CT
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Nasson Health Care | Sanford, ME
Physician
Nasson Health Care | Sanford, ME
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| April 16, 2020 | Volume 2, Issue 16 | Archives
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