Supportive Housing Services for the Homeless Population Sample Clauses

Supportive Housing Services for the Homeless Population. All three of the key informants acknowledged that there is a growing homeless population in Rapides Parish and that many of the individuals who find themselves in the ED of RRMC in mental health crisis are homeless. The Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition is non- profit coalition of volunteers, who wanted to streamline the homelessness services in Central Louisiana and seek federal funding for homelessness programs (Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition, 2016). Founded in 1999, the Coalition’s membership has evolved to include over 30 members including nonprofit service providers, local law enforcement agencies, faith-based organizations, and individuals who share the mission of ending homelessness in Central Louisiana (CLHC, 2016). According to the organization’s website, although Rapides Parish may not have dozens of people lining the major roadways of the area, there is a homeless population estimated to be about 40 unsheltered, chronically homeless people in Rapides Parish. Many of these individuals live in abandoned buildings and abandoned houses (CLHC, 2016). In addition, there are many families in the area, who are considered the “hidden homeless” (CLHC, 2016). Many of these people live in cars or move from one friend or family member’s home every few days. In fact, the Rapides Parish School Board has identified over 300 homeless children and families each school year. Additionally, shelters across the region, serve over 400 people annually and there are over 100 people in shelters throughout the central Louisiana on any given night (CLHC, 2016). Supportive housing has been endorsed by the federal government, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Surgeon General, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Council on Disability (Bazelon Center, 2009). Three basic principles guide supportive housing. First, supportive housing gives participants immediate, permanent housing in their own apartments or homes (Bazelon Center, 2009). Second, individuals in supportive housing have access to a comprehensive array of services and supports, such as access to ACT teams that are interdisciplinary and mobile and can provide mental health and substance abuse treatment so that the individual is able to live successfully in the community (Bazelon Center, 2009). Supportive housing allows an individual to focus on housing first and then recovery (Bazelon Center, 2009). Third, supportive housing allows full integration of the...
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