Chronic Individuals

Special Focus of Homeless Assistance Programs

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. Special Focus of Homeless Assistance Programs

In addition to asking what types of clients they serve, NSHAPC asked program administrators whether their programs focused on one or more special population groups, such as children, veterans, or HIV patients. 16 Table 5 lists the share of faith-based non-profits, secular non-profits, and government run programs that focus on each spe

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. Clients of Homeless Assistance Programs

NSHAPC asked program administrators a number of questions about the clients of their programs, including whether “on an average day in February 1996 that the [emergency shelter or other type of] program operated, did the program serve (1) families with children (follow-up questions ask what share were single- versus two-parent, and among the sin

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. Program Contacts

In addition to documenting numbers (and types) of programs, the NSHAPC survey asked program administrators about how many people they expected to serve through their program on an average day in February 1996. Summing these estimates across all programs (or across programs of a given type) yields an estimate of the total number of “program con

Numbers and Types of Homeless Assistance Programs

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. Numbers and Types of Homeless Assistance Programs

NSHAPC documented just under 40,000 homeless assistance programs operating on an average day in February 1996 (see Table 1 and Figure 1 ). Secular non-profits run almost one-half (47 percent) of these, followed by faith-based non-profits (32 percent), and government agencies (13 percent). Another 0.6 percent of all programs are run by fo

The National Survey of Homeless Assistance

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. The National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) is a comprehensive nationally representative survey of programs providing homeless assistance services and the clients of these programs. The survey was conceived, developed, and funded by 12 federal agencies under the auspices of the Interagency Council on the Homele

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs. Introduction

One of the most dramatic findings to emerge from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) is the tremendous growth in the number and variety of homeless assistance programs during the late 1980s and early 1990s. There is now a virtual “industry” of homeless assistance programs, and initial analyses of NS

The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 9.5. Olmstead and Other Challenges

Several challenges encountered during the study are not specific to particular Medicaid provisions or service mechanisms, but are likely to affect developments regardless of the ways states might choose to serve people with complex health care needs. Actions and decisions related to the Supreme Court's 1999 Olmstead decision present an opportuni

8.2. Olmstead Compliance and Consent Decrees

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 8.2. Olmstead Compliance and Consent Decrees

In several of the states included in this study, the requirements of the Supreme Court's 1999 Olmstead decision were stimulating Medicaid and other state agency officials to focus attention and resources on efforts to re-balance their long-term care systems and expand the availability of home and community-based services linked to housing for peop

6.2. How Medicaid Managed Care Is Evolving and

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 6.2. How Medicaid Managed Care Is Evolving and What It Means for PSH

Medicaid managed care began in many states with a focus on enrolling children and families. However, a growing number of states now allow people with disabilities to enroll in managed care plans, and some states require that most seniors and people with disabilities do so. Frequently people who are "dualeligibles," enrolled in both Medicaid and Me

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 5.3. What Services Do They Qualify For?

Depending on the state, public mental health services may include a wide range of services that vary in intensity and duration, from medications and medication management at an outpatient clinic (low intensity, varying duration depending on need), through crisis stabilization (very intense but usually lasting a few days at most), and inpatient hos

5.2. Who Qualifies for Medicaid Mental Health

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. 5.2. Who Qualifies for Medicaid Mental Health Services?

Community-based mental health services, as used in this report, are a range of services that are part of a system of treatment and support for people with mental health disorders that enable them to live stably in the community. 55 Given our focus on services for people living in PSH, this most often means services that are included in Medicaid s

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. Summary of Key Findings

Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Services

Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research

Contents

Strategic Action Plan on Homelessness

Contents Strategic Action Plan Framework

Evaluability Assessment of Discharge Planning and the Prevention of Homelessness

Contents Introduction Key Research Questions Methods Key Findings Key Study Design and Measurement Issues Alternative Research Designs Introduction

Core Performance Indicators for Homeless-Serving Programs Administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contents Characteristics of the Four Homeless-Serving Programs Analysis of Measures Derived from Homeless Administrative Data Systems (HADS) Potential Core Performance Measures For Homeless-Specific Service Programs Application of Suggested Core Performance Measures To DHHS Mainstream Programs Serving Homeless Individuals

1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit Programs

by: Laudan Y. Aron and Patrick T. Sharkey, The Urban Institute March 19, 2002

Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson, [Former] Secretary Report from the Secretary's Work Group on Ending Chronic Homelessness

A Primer on Using Medicaid for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness and Tenants in Permanent Supportive Housing

This is one of two reports examining the use of Medicaid to cover services for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, particularly in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). It provides a “how-to” guide on the various ways that Medicaid can cover such services, including the Medicaid authorities and new options provided under the Affordabl

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