July 2023 Newsletter

Explore new training and resources from HHRC and our partners!

Upcoming Webinars!

The Peer Support Experience: In Our Own Words

August 10, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time (11:00am-12:00pm PT)

This webinar, led by panelists currently providing peer services, will introduce a new toolkit developed to provide guidance and strategies to integrate and sustain peer workers within homeless service organizations. Speakers will explore the impact of peer-led services on outcomes, identify opportunities for support, and reflect on their experiences with onboarding and daily operations in these roles.

Employing Peer Workers: An Organization's Perspective

August 29, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time (11:00am-12:00pm PT)

In this webinar, panelists will answer questions about the challenges and opportunities organizations experience when establishing new peer roles. Leaders at organizations with established peer roles will talk about the process of onboarding peers, such as building organizational buy-in, addressing stigma in policies and in the workplace, and recruiting and employing peer workers in an equitable way.

Speakers for both webinars will be announced soon!

This webinar will be recorded and ASL and live captioning will be provided. Certificates of participation will be provided to those who complete a post-event evaluation, but no CEUs are included in this event.

Next month, HHRC will be launching two new online courses: Trauma-Informed Outreach and Engagement and Supporting People Who Use Methamphetamine.

The Trauma-Informed Outreach and Engagement Online Course (3 CEUs) covers:

Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
Homeless Outreach Best Practices
Engagement with People Experiencing Homelessness
Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness and Behavioral Health

The Supporting People Who Use Methamphetamine Online Course (1.5 CEUs) covers:

Understanding the drivers and impacts of methamphetamine use
Harm reduction strategies for methamphetamine
Treatment modalities and housing support for methamphetamine use

We’ll announce the release of these courses via our listserv. In the meantime, explore our other free online training courses.

From our Federal Partners

SAMHSA: Digital Therapeutics for Management and Treatment in Behavioral Health

This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.

CDC: Public Health and Homelessness Toolkit for State and Local Health Departments

This toolkit is designed to assist health departments and other public health organizations in their efforts to support public health for people experiencing homelessness in their jurisdictions. It provides tools, templates, program blueprints, and strategies to assist health departments in understanding, planning, and implementing program activities and objectives.

HUD: Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing Webpage

The Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing page serves as a one-stop shop for key information, resources, and training for state and local governments looking to create an effective strategy for boosting the supply of affordable housing in their communities.

Partner Resources

NASTAD: Housing People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) Webinar Series

The Housing People Who Use Drugs (PWUDs) Webinar Series, a five-part series, focuses on the complexities and considerations of providing housing services for people who are in active drug use and experiencing housing instability. The webinar topics include cultural competence, program models, federal funding for housing, and Section 8 barriers when working with PWUDs involved in the criminal legal system. Each webinar includes speakers from harm reduction organizations and other service agencies working with PWUDs from across the country.

NASTAD: Harm Reduction and Housing Video Series

The Harm Reduction and Housing Video Series explores a variety of topics related to the complexities of harm reduction within supportive housing or temporary shelter programs. This video series summarizes the evidence supporting these frameworks, highlights a variety of successful models, and underscores important implementation tips.

Partner Webinars and Events

Webinar: Cannabidiol (CBD) - Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns
August 8, 2:30pm ET. SAMHSA Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
Webinar: Grief Surrounds Us: Coping with Grief in the Workplace in the Modern Era
August 9, 2:00pm ET. SAMHSA Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Webinar: Xylazine and Opioid Use: An Update
August 14, 10:00am ET. SAMHSA Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
Webinar: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
August 15, 1:00pm ET. SAMHSA Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network

Please direct questions or concerns about HHRC training events to: info@hhrctraining.org

Manage your preferences | Opt out using TrueRemove®
Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.
View this email online.

433 River St Suite 1005
Troy, NY | 12180 US

This email was sent to .
To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.