*U.S. Department of Health and Human Services*

*U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development*

*U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs*

*U.S. Department of Labor*

**Improving Access to Mainstream Services for People Experiencing
Chronic Homelessness**

*Hilton Miami Airport and Towers*

*Miami, Florida*

*December 9-11, 2003*

**Policy Academy on Chronic Homelessness**

###### Resource Binder Table of Contents

**[Chronic Homelessness]{.underline}**

Burt, M.R. (2001) *What will it take to end homelessness?* (brief)
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Culhane, D. and Kuhn, R. (1998) Patterns and determinants of public
shelter utilization among homeless adults in New York City and
Philadelphia. *Journal of Policy Analysis and Management*, 17(1): 23-43.

Fannie Mae Foundation. (2002) New strategies and collaborations target
homelessness. *Housing Facts & Findings*, 4(5).

Kuhn, R. and Culhane, D. (1998) Applying cluster analysis to test a
typology of homelessness by pattern of shelter utilization: Results from
the analysis of administrative data. *American Journal of Community
Psychology*, 26(2): 207-232.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2003) *Ending Chronic
Homelessness: Strategies for Action.* Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.

**[Mainstream Resources/Funding]{.underline}**

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. (2001) *Recovery in the Community:
Funding Mental Health Rehabilitative Approaches Under Medicaid.*
Washington, DC: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

Corporation for Supportive Housing (2002) *Financing the Support in
Supportive Housing: Challenges and Opportunities in the Medicaid
Program.* New York, NY: Corporation for Supportive Housing.

Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. (2003) *Holes in the Safety Net:
Mainstream Systems and Homelessness*. San Mateo, CA: Charles and Helen
Schwab Foundation.

National Governors' Association.  (2002)*  Medicaid and Other State
Healthcare Issues: The Current Situation. Supplement to the May 2002
Fiscal Survey of States.*  Washington, DC: National Governors'
Association.

Post, P. (2001) *Casualties of Complexity: Why Homeless People Are Not
Enrolled in Medicaid*. Nashville, TN: National Health Care for the
Homeless Council.

Smith, V.K.  (2002)*  Making Medicaid Better: Options to allow States to
continue to participate and to bring the program up to date in today\'s
health care marketplace.*  Washington, DC: National Governors'
Association.

 

Surratt, M.L., Reynnells, M.L. (2002) *Federal Funding Sources for Rural
Areas: Fiscal Year 2002.* Beltsville, MD: Rural Information Center.

Technical Assistance Collaborative. (2001) *How To Be a \"Player\" in
the Continuum of Care: Tools for the Mental Health Community.* Boston,
MA: Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.

Technical Assistance Collaborative. (1999) *Seizing the Moment: Using
HUD's Consolidated Plan to Identify Affordable Housing Opportunities for
Homeless People with Serious Mental Illnesses.* Delmar, NY: National
Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness.

**[Evidence-Based & Promising Practices]{.underline}**

***Outreach & engagement***

Lam, J.A., Rosenheck, R. (1999) Street outreach for homeless persons
with serious mental illness: Is it effective? *Medical Care,* 37(9):
894-907.

Morse, G.A., et al. (1996) Outreach to homeless mentally ill people:
Conceptual and clinical considerations. *Community Mental Health
Journal,* 32(3): 261-274.

Tommasello, A.C., Myers, C.P., Gillis, L., Treherne, L.L., Plumhoff, M.
(1999) Effectiveness of outreach to homeless substance abusers.
*Evaluation and Program Planning,* 22(3): 295-303.

Witheridge, T.F. (1991) The active ingredients of assertive outreach.
*New Directions form Mental Health Services,* 52: 47-64.

***Housing & supportive services***

Culhane, D., Metraux, S., and Hadley, T. (2002) Public service
reductions associated with placement of homeless persons with severe
mental illness in supportive housing. *Housing Policy Debate*, 13(1):
107-163.

Lipton, F.R., Siegel, C., Hanningan, A., Samuels, J., and Baker, S.
(2000) Tenure in supportive housing for homeless persons with severe
mental illness. *Psychiatric Services*, 51(4): 479-486.

Osher, F.C. and Dixon, L.B. (1996) Housing for persons with co-occurring
mental and addictive disorders. *New Directions for Mental Health
Services*, 70: 53-64.

Tsemberis, S., and Eisenberg, R.F. (2000) Pathways to housing: Supported
housing for street-dwelling homeless individuals with psychiatric
disabilities. *Psychiatric Services,* 51(4): 487-493.

***Case management/multi-disciplinary treatment teams***

Meisler, N., Blankertz, L., Santos, A.B., McKay, C. (1997). Impact of
Assertive Community Treatment on homeless persons with co-occurring
severe psychiatric and substance use disorders. *Community Mental Health
Journal,* 33(2): 113-122.

Morse, G (1999) A review of case management for people who are homeless:
Implications for practice, policy, and research. In Fosburg, L.B.,
Dennis, D.L. (eds.) *Practical Lessons: The 1998 National Symposium on
Homelessness Research*. Delmar, NY: National Resource Center on
Homelessness and Mental Illness.

Rosenheck, R.A. and Dennis, D. (2001) Time-limited assertive community
treatment for homeless persons with severe mental illness. *Archives of
General Psychiatry,* 58(11): 1073-1080.

***Health care***

McMurray-Avilla, M., Gelberg, L., and Breakey, W.R., (1999) Balancing
act: Clinical practices that respond to the needs of homeless people, In
Fosburg, L., and Dennis, D. (eds.). *Practical Lessons: The 1998
National Symposium on Homelessness Research*. Washington, DC: HUD and
HHS.

***Mental health***

Susser, E., Goldfinger, S., White, A. (1990) Some clinical approaches to
the homeless mentally ill. *Community Mental Health Journal,* 26(5):
463-480.

***Substance abuse***

Cox, G.B., Walker, D., Freng, S.A., Short, B.A., Meijer, L, Gilchrist,
L. (1998) Outcome of a controlled trial of the effectiveness of
intensive case management for chronic public inebriates. *Journal of
Studies on Alcohol,* 59(5): 523-532.

Oakley, D.A., Dennis, D.L. (1996) Responding to the needs of homeless
people with alcohol, drug, and/or mental disorders. In Baumohl, J.
(ed.), *Homelessness In America*. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 179-186.

Orwin, R.G., Mogren, R.G., Jacobs, M.L., Sonnefeld, L.J. (1999)
Retention of homeless clients in substance abuse treatment: Findings
from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Cooperative
Agreement Program. *Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,* 17(1-2):
45-66.

Zerger, S. (2002) *Substance Abuse Treatment: What Works for Homeless
People?: A Review of the Literature.* Nashville, TN: National Health
Care for the Homeless Council.

***Income support***

Rosen, J., Hoey, R. and Steed, T. (2001) Food stamps and SSI benefits:
Removing access barriers for homeless people*. Clearinghouse Review,*
34: 679-696.

Rosenheck, R., Frisman, L., Kasprow, W. (1999) Improving access to
disability benefits among homeless persons with mental illness: An
agency-specific approach to services integration. *American Journal of
Public Health,* 89(4): 524-528.

***Prevention/discharge planning***

Interagency Council on the Homeless. (1997). *Exemplary Practices in
Discharge Planning: Working Conference on Discharge Planning. Report and
Recommendations.* Washington, DC: Interagency Council on the Homeless.

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. (2002). *Essential Tools for
Discharge Planning*. Nashville, TN: National Health Care for the
Homeless Council. (selected parts)

Shinn, M., Baumohl, J. (1999) Rethinking the prevention of homelessness.
In Fosburg, L.B., Dennis, D.L. (eds.), *Practical Lessons*. Washington,
DC: HHS & HUD.

Susser, E., Valencia, E., Conover, S., Felix, A., Tsai, W., Wyatt, R.J.
(1997) Preventing recurrent homelessness among mentally ill men: A
"critical time" intervention after discharge from a shelter. *American
Journal of Public Health,* 87(2): 256-262.

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***Psychiatric rehabilitation***

Shern, D.L., Tsemberis, S., Anthony, W., Lovell, A.M., Richmond, L.,
Felton, C.J. Winarski, J., Cohen, M. (2000) Serving street-dwelling
individuals with psychiatric disabilities: Outcomes of a psychiatric
rehabilitation clinical trial. *American Journal of Public Health*,
90(12): 1873-1878.

***Employment***

Cook, J., Pickett-Schenk, S., Grey, D., Banghart, M., Rosenheck, R.A.,
Randolph, F. (2001) Vocational outcomes among formerly homeless persons
with severe mental illness in the ACCESS program. *Psychiatric
Services,* 52(8): 1075-1080.

Shaheen, G., Mikloucich, F., Dennis, D. (eds). (2001) *Work as a
Priority: A Resource for Employing People Who Have a Serious Mental
Illness and Who Are Homeless.* Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health
Services.

***Consumer involvement***

Glasser, N. (1999). Giving voice to homeless people in policy, practice,
and research. In Fosburg, L.B., Dennis, D.L. (eds.) *Practical Lessons:
The 1998 National Symposium on Homelessness Research*. Delmar, NY:
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness.

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##### Systems Change

Dennis, D.L., Steadman, H.J., Cocozza, J.J. (2000) The impact of federal
systems integration initiatives on services for mentally ill homeless
persons*. Mental Health Services Research,* 2(3): 164-174.

International Downtown Business Association. (2000) *Addressing
Homelessness: Successful Downtown Partnerships.* Washington, DC:
International Downtown Business Association.

National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning.
(2000) *The Change Agent's Toolbox.* Alexandria, VA: National Technical
Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning.

Rosenheck, R., Morrissey, J., Lam, J., Calloway, M., Johnsen, M.,
Goldman, H., Randolph, F., Blasinsky, M., Fontana, A., Calsyn, R.,
Teague, G. (1998) Service system integration, access to services and
housing outcomes in a program for homeless persons with severe mental
illness*. American Journal of Public Health*, 88(11): 1610-1615.

**[Rural Issues]{.underline}**

Cooper, E., O'Hara, A., Versluys, M.C. (2002) *Opening Doors: Rural
Housing Challenges.* Boston, MA: The Technical Assistance Collaborative.

HCH Clinicians Network. (2001) Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness and
Health Care. *Healing Hands* 5(5)

Housing Assistance Council. (2002) *Continua of Care Best Practices:
Comprehensive Homeless Planning in Rural America.* Washington, DC:
Housing Assistance Council.

Post, P. (2002) *Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness and Health Care*.
Nashville, TN: National Health Care for the Homeless Council.

**[Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS)]{.underline}**

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2002) *Homeless
Management Information Systems: Implementation Guide.* Washington, DC:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2003) *Homeless
Management Information Systems (HMIS) Consumer Guide: A Review of
Available HMIS Solutions.* Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.

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