Review the 2025 HIC Overview and 2025 Sheltered PIT Overview reports to see data for the Orange County CoC.
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HUD Releases Updates to the FY 2024 HMIS Data Standards
HUD has released updates to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards to be compliant with the current Administration’s Executive Orders. Please note that the document includes a revision history detailing the specific changes made in the documents.
The following resources have been updated:
As a reminder, the FY 2024 HMIS Data Standards provide the requirements for the programming and use of all HMIS and comparable database systems and went into effect on October 1, 2023. Software updates connected with these latest changes will be required to be completed during the FY 2026 HMIS Data Standards implementation.
Questions?
If you have questions about the FY 2024 HMIS Data Standards, please submit them to the HMIS Ask A Question (AAQ) portal. In Step 2 of the question submission process, select “HMIS” in the “My question is related to” dropdown.
SOAR OAT & Outcomes Orientation
OC HMIS is pleased to pass this information along from SAMHSA to our community members.
June 12, 2025 | 11:00-12:00 p.m. (PST)
Have you registered for the SOAR Online Application Tracking (OAT) program? If so, are you using OAT consistently?
If you answered “No” to either of these questions, please attend this SOAR OAT and Outcomes Orientation to learn the ins and outs of successfully reporting the outcomes of your SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI applications.
We will take you step-by-step through the process from registering for an account to entering details about the application. We will also address many common questions and discuss how you can use your outcomes to promote SOAR in your community!
Live Captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided.
Project Performance Reports Published!
The Permanent Supportive Housing & Other Permanent Housing, Rapid Re-Housing and Transitional Housing Project Performance and Goals and Outcomes Reports have been published!
Permanent Supportive Housing & Other Permanent Housing – reporting period: 02/01/2024 – 01/31/2025
Rapid Re-Housing – reporting period: 03/1/2024 – 02/28/2025
Transitional Housing – reporting period: 03/1/2024 – 02/28/2025
Q1 2025 Project Performance Reports and Data Quality Report Card
Please review the following reports and join our HMIS Team to further discuss at the Data and Performance Management Meeting: Wednesday, May 14th at 10am.
Emergency Shelter PPR
Street Outreach PPR
Homelessness Prevention PPR
Q1 Data Quality Report Card
Orange County CoC Dashboard Published!
Check out the new Orange County CoC Dashboard for Q1 here.
SOAR Webinar: Using the SOAR Model to Assist Applicants with Serious Mental Illness and Co-occurring Brain Injuries
OC HMIS is pleased to pass this information along from SAMSHA to our community members.
April 24th, 2025 12pm-1:30pm PST
Description:
Join us for an insightful webinar to explore how Brain Injury (BI) affects individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our panelists will discuss the complexities of brain injury and serious mental illness, highlighting how these conditions can intensify challenges in accessing care, maintaining stable housing, and overall well-being. They will emphasize strategies for BI screening and interventions that will help individuals enroll in services such as housing, mental healthcare, and SOAR!
The webinar will include panelists from the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA), the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), a SOAR Provider, and a SOAR Beneficiary. The panelists will provide information on the types of brain injury most prevalent in individuals who are experiencing homelessness, with a primary focus on Serious Mental Illness (SMI). They’ll help you understand how to be more confident in developing disability claims for individuals with BI. For example, obtaining the necessary medical and functional documentation and which SSA Listings of Impairments are relevant to the claim.
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Training
The Office of Care Coordination, and in partnership with the Health Care Agency is hosting a training on how Coordinated Entry System (CES) participants can become Mental Health Service Act (MHSA) certified.
There is no need to register. Please see the Zoom link below at attend.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Link via Zoom: Click here for the meeting link
Meeting ID: 647 571 4255
Join by phone: +1 669 900 9128
If you have any questions, please email CoordinatedEntry@ocgov.com
OC CES Academy / CES 101 Training
OC HMIS sharing on behalf of The Office of Care Coordination (OCC).
OCC is proud to announce the launch of the Orange County (OC) Coordinated Entry System (CES) Academy, a training platform, and the launch of the CES 101 training module. The CES 101 training module is an introductory course that will provide an overview of CES. The CES 101 training module is designed with a wide audience in mind and has something for the most experienced CES navigator or someone unfamiliar with CES. The OC CES Academy will continue to evolve over time to include training modules for Access Points and Housing Providers that will focus on specific CES processes and procedures, as the need arises for additional CES tools and resources, and when CES policies and practices change.
To view OC CES Academy, visit egovoc.com/ces-training/, where you can register to create an account or continue as a guest. Please note currently it is not possible to use a “gmail.com” email address to create an account.
The Office of Care Coordination encourages you to utilize the same email that you use to sign into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) database to create an account. This will be helpful in the future as completion of the CES 101 module and future trainings applicable to your role will be required for CES access and this will support our tracking of the training completion. This will be a supplement to and does not replace the existing required CES and HMIS training courses provided by OC HMIS.
Please reach out to coordinatedentry@ocgov.com with any questions.
Vicarious Trauma and Self Care Training
OC HMIS sharing on behalf of the Orange County Family Violence Council Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Sexual Assault Task Force.
Please join a training where participants will understand the foundation of vicarious trauma that providers experience in their line of work and the importance of practicing self-care as a means to manage trauma in the workplace.
Friday, March 21st 2 pm – 3 pm
Location: Zoom
Presenters: Veronica Stephens Director of Education and Outreach, Laura’s House and Claudia Flores Director of Clinical Services, Radiant Futures
Email Sara Behmerwohld at sbehmerwohld@humanoptions.org with “SELF-CARE TRAINING” in subject line to receive Zoom info.