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Federal partners have agreed to establish 2017 as the baseline year for measuring progress in ending youth homelessness in the context of the Point-in-Time (PIT) count. This means that as we measure national and local progress on ending youth homelessness with the PIT count, 2017 will be used as the initial comparison year. To help communities prepare for the PIT count, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is hosting a webinar on promising practices for counting youth including considerations from federal agencies and recently published resources, early lessons learned from the national Voices of Youth Count initiative led by Chapin Hall, highlights from a local youth count, and recommendations on integrating efforts to count youth as part of the broader PIT count. This webinar will be on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT . Register for the webinar . ...

Together, we are ending homelessness. Continuing to Drive Progress in Ending Homelessness Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual Point-in-Time count results, reporting steady reductions in homelessness between 2010 and 2016. We'll provide a more detailed analysis of this data in the weeks ahead, but in the meantime, we encourage everyone to:   Read the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, Part I . Read HUD's press release about the Point-in-Time data .     Remarks from Executive Director Matthew Doherty on the 2016 Point-in-Time Count Data At the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness we find this data, on the whole, very enc...

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Tonight: Facing Addiction in America Television Special Listen: Facing Addiction in America is a televised broadcast of the national summit held on November 17, 2016, in Los Angeles to help launch a national conversation about addiction as a public health epidemic. It is co-hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky and MTV News senior correspondent Ana Marie Cox, and features appearances by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Joe Walsh, award-winning R&B artist Mario, Detroit rapper Royce Da 5'9", comedian Gary Owen, actor Danny Trejo, professional skateboarder Brandon Novak, bar consultant and Spike TV personality Jon Taffer, activist and Logo TV alum Brandon Kneefel, U.S. Army veteran and author Shilo Harris, as well as leading advocates and Americans from across the country who have been impacted by addiction. We hope you will be able to tune in tonight, Friday, November 18, f...

The deadline for submitting the final Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress data for All Persons and Veterans is 11:59 PM PST on Thursday, December 1, 2016 . If you have any questions about the AHAR process, or have questions about the data submission requirements, you can reach out to your AHAR Data Liaison or consult the following 2016 AHAR guidance materials: 2016 Introductory Guide to the AHAR   2016 AHAR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)   AHAR Webinar Part 1: Introduction to the Data Collection Process   AHAR Webinar Part 2: Steps to a Successful Data Submission   2016 AHAR Data Mapping Instructions   HMIS Vendor Resources   Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) Error Guide If additional questions arise that are not addressed by these resources, consult your assigned AHAR Data Liaison, or submit them online through the HDX Ask A Question (AAQ) portal on the HUD Exchange website. To submit a question t...

Webinar – Job Accommodations: Putting Veterans with Disabilities to Work Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at 2:00 pm ET The National Veterans Technical Assistance Center (NVTAC) is hosting the webinar “Job Accommodations: Putting Veterans with Disabilities to Work” on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 2:00 pm ET . Job accommodations can be vital for the successful employment of individuals with disabilities. Knowing how, when, and why it might be necessary to disclose a disability is the first and often most difficult part of the accommodation process. This webinar will provide information on disability disclosure in the workplace, highlight limitations commonly associated with veterans, and discuss possible accommodations. You’ll learn about the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and the resources available to assist you and your clients. The session will include examples of r...

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health SAMHSA is pleased to announce the release of Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health . This landmark report was developed as a collaboration between SAMHSA and the Office of the Surgeon General. Today, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy published a landmark report on a health crisis affecting every community in our country. Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health is a comprehensive review of the science of substance use, misuse, and disorders. The report is available online at Addiction.SurgeonGeneral.gov . Nearly 21 million people in America have a substance use disorder involving alcohol or drugs, an astonishing figure that is comparable to the number of people in our country...

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