Key System Responses to Ending Youth Homelessness psysymposium
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Key System Responses to Ending Youth Homelessness #psysymposium United States Interagency Council on Homelessness May 1, 2018
Our Vision: Prevent and End Youth Homelessness No one should experience homelessness. No one should be without a safe, stable place to call home. 2
Start at the end. Aim high. Every community will have a comprehensive response in place that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible, or if it can’t be prevented, it is a rare, brief, and onetime experience. 3
Systems Approach: Coordinated Community Response Rapid Re-Housing 4
Assessing the Coordinated Community Response Criteria and benchmarks define the essential elements of a coordinated community response and the outcomes that response must be able to achieve. 5
The Essential Elements Criteria • Identify all unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness • Prevention and diversion strategies; immediate access to low-barrier crisis housing and services • Coordinated entry processes • Act with urgency • Continue to prevent and quickly end future experiences of homelessness Benchmarks • Few youth experiencing homelessness at any given time • Swiftly connected to safe and stable housing opportunities and permanent housing options Core Outcomes: stable housing, permanent connections, education and employment, and overall well-being. 6
Adding to Your Toolbox • Coordinated Community Response • Criteria and Benchmarks for Achieving the Goal of Ending Youth Homelessness • Using Homelessness and Housing Needs Data to Tailor Local Solutions • Findings and Implications from Recent Reports • HHS/ACF - Runaway and Homeless Youth • HUD Resources for Youth Homelessness • USICH - Ending Youth Homelessness • YHDP Coordinated Community Plans 7
One More Thing… • Sign-up: Bi-Weekly Newsletter and Social Media (@USICHgov) • Join In: Federal Regional Interagency Efforts, State and Local Efforts (e. g. , YHDP, 100 -day challenges) 8
