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2020 HMIS User Re-Certification Deadline: Friday, November 20th, 2020

The 2020 HMIS User Re-Certification deadline of Friday, November 20th, 2020, is approaching. Agency Administrators should make sure that:

  1. All HMIS Users at your agency have completed the HMIS Skills Test 
  2. You have submitted an HMIS Account Update & Testing Form for each HMIS User by 11/20/20.

HMIS accounts belonging to users who have not completed the HMIS Skills Test by Friday, November 20th, 2020, will be locked.

If you have any questions regarding the 2020 HMIS User Re-Certification process please review the FAQ section of the HMIS Skills Test knowledge base article or contact the HMIS Help Desk.

Housing Survivors of Sexual Assault Webinar Series – August 18, 2020 – 3:00 PM EDT

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) in partnerships with The National Sexual Resource Center, the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA) is hosting a series of webinars focused on housing homeless survivors of sexual assault. The first webinar on August 18, 2020 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT is for Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients as well as members of the mainstream homeless service provision community. The webinar will discuss resources available to support homeless survivors of sexual assault and will highlight trauma-informed practices that homeless providers should implement to ensure the safety and agency for homeless survivors of sexual assault. Presenters include:

Karla Vierthaler, National Sexual Resource Center
Cat Fribley, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Condencia Brade, National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
Shara Wells and Lisa Coffman, SNAPS

Registration is not needed for this event. To join the webinar, simply access the login page at the link below:

Join the Housing Homeless Survivors of Sexual Assault Webinar

Questions?
If you have any questions about this webinar or encounter difficulties joining, please contact Tommy Joe Bednar at Thomas_Bednar@abtassoc.com.

Homeless and Housing Resource Network: Webinar 5 of the Engaging Sub populations of Clients Experiencing Homelessness and SMI and CODs series

Families and Young Adults

August 11, 2020, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. (ET)

  Please join us on August 11, 2020, for the fifth webinar in the Engaging Sub populations of Clients Experiencing Homelessness and Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or Co-Occurring Disorders (CODs) series.  

People become homeless for a myriad of reasons, and each person has a unique combination of experiences, culture, and vulnerabilities. Meaningful engagement requires a foundation of understanding upon which to build. This webinar series highlights commonalities among subpopulations experiencing homelessness who have SMI or CODs. Subject matter experts with real-world experience offer strategies and tools for engaging older adults, victims of human trafficking, people with histories that include criminal justice involvement, and families and young adults.

Webinar 5: Families and Young Adults Homelessness can have a significant impact on physical and mental well-being, development, and life course. Youth and families are deeply affected by even a short stint of homelessness. Recent estimates indicate that:

One in 10 young adults (ages 18 through 25) and one in 30 adolescents experience some form of homelessness over the course of a year.

At least 700,000 homeless young people in this country experience homelessness, which is approximately 3 percent of households with 13- to 17-year-old members. [1]

Adults and children in families make up about 33 percent of the entire population of people experiencing homelessness. [2]

This webinar will provide insight into homelessness among young adults and families with children, how Unity of Greater New Orleans is
managing youth and family homelessness, and what the United States
Inter agency Council on Homelessness has learned about this difficult
issue.  

Presenters will include:
Lindsay Knotts, M.S.W., Policy Director, United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness
Demetra Phoenix, M.S.W., Director of Family Coordinated Entry and
Manager of Housing Placement for Coordinated Entry, Unity of Greater
New Orleans
Tymuneka “Ty” Richards, Manager of Family Coordinated Entry for UNITY of Greater New Orleans

HHRN Deputy Director Sherri Downing will moderate. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, which will be addressed at the end
of the presentation. A link to the recording will be made available.

Please register here for webinar 5.  

If you missed the first four webinars in the series, please access the
recordings at the following links:  
Webinar 1: Bridging Cultural and Social Lines  
Webinar 2: Older Adults (Including Those Who Have Dementia)
  Webinar 3: Victims of Human Trafficking  
Webinar 4: Engaging People with a History of Criminal Justice
Involvement  

[1] Family & Youth Services Bureau: Runaway and Homeless Youth National Clearinghouse on Homeless Youth & Families. (n.d.). About runaway and homeless youth. https://rhyclearinghouse.acf.hhs.gov/about-runaway-and-homeless-youth
[2] National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2020). Children and families. https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/children-and-families/  

This course has been approved by JBS International, Inc. as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #86832, JBS international, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their
programming.  

JBS International, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved
Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6442. Programs that do not
qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. JBS International, Inc. is
solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Upcoming Webinar: Enhancing Safety in the Homeless Response System – July 23, 2020 – 2:00 PM EDT

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invites homeless assistance providers and their partners to participate in a webinar on Thursday, July 23, 2020 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT. During this 90-minute webinar and Q&A, experts from HUD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will highlight recent guidance for homeless providers published in response to COVID-19. Participants will hear from local communities implementing these tools to enhance safety practices in their homeless response systems and practitioners from the following cities will offer their experiences and insights:

  • Washington, DC
  • Fort Worth, Texas
  • Chicago, Illinois

Participants do not need to register in advance. It is strongly recommended that you join this webinar 15 minutes prior to the start time (1:45 PM EDT). To join the webinar, simply access the login page at the link below.

Join the webinar

Questions?

If you have any questions about this webinar or encounter difficulties joining, please contact Thomas_Bednar@abtassoc.com.

Visit the SNAPS Disease Risks and Homelessness page for a full list of COVID-19 infectious disease prevention and response resources.

Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN):

Register for CoE-PHI National Webinar: Understanding the New Changes to 42 CFR Part 2 on July 23

Understanding the New Changes to 42 CFR Part 2
Thursday, July 23rd | 3:30 PM (ET)
Register Today (Registration will be capped at 1,000.)

On July 15, 2020, SAMHSA finalized changes to 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”), the regulations for the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. These changes go into effect August 14, 2020.

On Thursday, July 23, at 3:30 PM (ET), the  Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI) will facilitate a free national webinar outlining the recently announced changes to Part 2.

Webinar Objectives:

  • Describe the recent changes to Part 2 and new guidance from SAMHSA
  • Outline the CARES Act changes to the federal SUD privacy law, 42 USC 290dd-2
  • Distinguish the difference between recent changes to Part 2 and those forthcoming through the CARES Act
  • Identify how to access resources and TA provided by CoE-PHI

Who Should Attend?
SUD and MH treatment providers, patients and consumers, administrators, state agency leaders, and others involved in providing SUD treatment

Register Today

National Alliance to End Homelessness: Upcoming Webinars

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately impact the homeless population. The following webinars can help aid in community response and strategy for this crisis, leveraging new and existing data and resources:

Effective Diversion: A Key Strategy for Ending Homelessness
Wednesday, July 1st at 3:00 pm ET – please note new date and time

Effective diversion has never been more important than during the coronavirus pandemic. This webinar will provide an overview of the best diversion practices, and how communities are implementing diversion to ensure that new federal COVID-19 homelessness resources are most effectively and efficiently targeted.

View past webinars and materials >>>

Partner Webinars

National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Testing for COVID-19 in Homeless Shelters & Encampments: Discussing CDC’s New Health Department Guidance & NHCHC’s Newest Issue Brief
Friday, June 19th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT

As capacity for COVID-19 testing grows in most communities, high-risk settings such as homeless shelters and encampments are increasingly being prioritized for universal testing events. New CDC guidance for health departments (to be released shortly) outlines factors that local and state agencies can use to further inform specific policies being developed for these venues. A new National HCH Council issue brief provides lessons learned and testing strategies that HCHs in five cities have found to work successfully when conducting universal testing. Come to this discussion to hear about these new resources and bring your questions about testing in your community.

Announcing the 2020 Nationwide Town Hall on Ending Homelessness

Attend the Nationwide Town Hall on Ending Homelessness: July 15, 2020

The 2020 Nationwide Town Hall on Ending Homelessness, the Alliance’s first-ever online event on ending homelessness, is now open for registration. 

The Town Hall seeks to provide a virtual space for members of the homeless services community to gather, celebrate, and strengthen their work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will take place July 15th, 2020, at 1pm ET.

The Nationwide Town Hall on Ending Homelessness will be streamed online across multiple platforms; registration is available free of charge. Stay tuned for updated speakers and event details.

Register for the Town Hall

Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars

The COVID-19 Webinar Series continues to guide homeless response systems on how to strategize resources, adapt service delivery, and plan for the future during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Register for upcoming Alliance webinars:

COVID-19 Webinar Series: Effective Diversion: A Key Strategy for Ending Homelessness
Thursday, June 18th, 3:00 pm ET

Effective diversion has never been more important than during the coronavirus pandemic. This webinar will provide an overview of the best diversion practices, and how communities are implementing diversion to ensure that new federal COVID-19 homelessness resources are most effectively and efficiently targeted.

View past webinars and materials >>>

Promising Practices and Resources for Quarantine Hotels
Thursday, June 11th, 2:00 pm ET

The National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs, along with the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the Corporation for Supportive Housing, will present a webinar on emerging practices for quarantine hotels/motels. This approach is commonly used among health and community-based organizations working to protect the individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The webinar will be especially relevant for programs that are newer to housing.

Upcoming Webinar: Targeting Homeless Prevention in the Midst of COVID-19 – June 10, 2020 – 3:30 PM EDT

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invites Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients, homeless assistance providers, and their partners to participate in a 90 minute webinar on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 from 3:30-5:00 PM EDT to discuss how to most effectively and efficiently target homeless prevention resources during COVID-19. This will be especially important as ESG recipients consider the best uses of their CARES Act funding.

By the end of the webinar listeners will:

  • Know the elements of a successful prevention strategy and how it supports an overall rehousing strategy
  • Understand the approaches to targeting prevention for maximum effectiveness and efficiency
  • Understand a coordinated investment planning approach with concrete examples of planning for targeted prevention
  • Have the tools to make concrete decisions about the role and scale of targeted prevention efforts

Participants do not need to register in advance. It is strongly recommended that you join this webinar 15 minutes prior to the start time (3:15 PM EDT). To join the webinar, simply access the login page at the link below.

Join the Targeting Homeless Prevention in the Midst of COVID-19 Webinar.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the Office Hours or encounter difficulties joining the session, please contact Natalie_Matthews@abtassoc.com.

Visit the SNAPS Disease Risks and Homelessness page for a full list of COVID-19 infectious disease prevention and response resources.

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