Homeless / Housing

Homeless / Housing for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Breaking Down Silos: How to Share Data to Improve the Health of People Experiencing Homelessness, CA Health Care Foundation, 7/2021

Homelessness Response 101 - Information for health care providers about how homeless assistance works at the local level, with particular focus on two critical components: Continuums of Care and Coordinated Entry. Homebase, July 2021

Permanent Supportive Housing Evidence-Based Practices, SAMHSA

Implementing Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing A Fact Sheet from USICH with assistance from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Right Place: An Overview of Supportive Housing Options for Seniors and People with Disabilities (2013) California Healthcare Foundation

MHSA Housing Program Overview and Lessons Learned (2008-2016)

14 Forward - Yuba County (YouTube) - Temporary Housing Solution, enveloping individuals in services, as a step toward permanent housing. 14 Forward PDF .

Housing for Health - LA County - Permanent supportive housing, recuperative care, and specialized primary care to homeless people with complex physical and behavioral health conditions.

Rural Supportive Housing Training Materials -
CA Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions

Hope for the Homeless Report: Effective Programs that Promote Real Change (2015, California Mental Health Planning Council (CAMHPC)

Wooden house on grassy hill, in front of mountain range and blue sky with clouds

COVID-19 Advocacy: MediCal Waiver Request for Vulnerable Populations in Board and Care Homes, 4/20

No Time to Waste: An Imminent Housing Crisis for People with Serious Mental Illness Living in Adult Residential Facilities, Heart Forward, CORO Southern CA, October 2021
Board and Care Crisis Fact Sheet: Loss of Board and Care Facilities is at Crisis Level: Undermines CA Counties' Efforts to Support Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities at Risk of Homelessness - Steinberg Institute, L.A. County and CBHDA.
CALBHB/C ARF "Board & Care" Issue Brief ADA Version
PowerPoint (1/10/20) PDF Notes
ARF Issue Paper - CA BH Planning Council, 3/18
Precarious state of Board and Care Facilities, Los Angeles County Mental Health Commission, 1/18
Housing Issue Brief, Ventura County May 2020
Legislation: AB50 Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver (Placed on Suspense, 7/19)
Articles: SF Chronicle 4/19 LA Times 12/19 & 11/19

Governor's Council of Regional Homeless Advisors

2016 - A major new California Initiative, “No Place Like Home”, changes W&I Code regarding the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), directing $2 Billion state-wide for housing chronically homeless adults with mental illness. "No Place Like Home" - Proposed Program Framework - Department of Housing & Community Development
2017 - Readers Guide CA Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA)
2017 - No Place Like Home Advisory Committee & March 23, 2017 Meeting Materials
2018 - New Legislative Action