Editors' Note: This story ran in our February newsletter, published Feb. 3.
Our new series on the evidence-based permanent supportive housing model kicks off 12-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, with a webinar presenting barriers and solutions to housing the aging homeless population. You can register for the webinar here.
Permanent supportive housing offers safe and stable housing environments with voluntary and flexible supports and services to help people manage serious, chronic issues such as mental and substance use disorders, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.
Our first webinar will feature Dennis Culhane, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania. His presentation is entitled The Dynamics of Homelessness and U.S. Policy Responses. As a result of this webinar, attendees will learn:
Additional webinars, produced in collaboration with the Iowa Mental Health and Disabilities Services (MHDS) regions, are on the way. To keep up-to-date, bookmark this page.