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Creating a Regional Model to Coordinate and Prioritize Access to Permanent Supportive Housing

Authors: Laurie Sylla, MHSA, BSW, René Franzen, AS, Debra Srebnik, PhD, Marla Hoffman, MS, Amnon Shoenfeld, MSW

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 4/2017

Abstract

Demand for supportive housing outstrips availability in metropolitan regions around the country. Individuals who are homeless with serious mental illnesses, substance abuse, and other debilitating health conditions are often heavy users of publicly financed services and institutions, such as jails, emergency departments, psychiatric and medical hospitals, and sobering and detoxification services. King County, in collaboration with community partners, has developed a regional system for coordinating and prioritizing access to this limited resource based on utilization of publicly financed services/institutions and/or vulnerability. In this paper, the model, key implementation steps, preliminary results, and lessons learned are described.

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Title: Creating a Regional Model to Coordinate and Prioritize Access to Permanent Supportive Housing
Authors: Laurie Sylla, MHSA, BSW
René Franzen, AS
Debra Srebnik, PhD
Marla Hoffman, MS
Amnon Shoenfeld, MSW
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-016-9527-6

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