Continuum of Care News

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) developed seven System Performance Measures to help communities gauge their progress toward the goal of ending homelessness. Each Continuum of Care (CoC) is expected to use these measures to evaluate how well homeless systems are functioning and where improvements are necessary. These two  System Performance Improvement briefs highlight different aspects to help CoCs better understand and improve their homeless system. Data Quality and Analysis for System Performance Improvement  gives key steps to analyzing System Performance Measures results and troubleshooting data quality issues known to influence performance results. Target Audience: HMIS Leads and Sys Admins Strategies for System Performance Improvement  offers guidance on analyzing and interpreting performance data and identifying high-impact strategies for improving performance year-round. Target Audience: CoCs and Providers For more informa...

State Solutions in Workforce Webinar: Massachusetts Careers of Substance Website Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | 2–3 p.m. Eastern Time Participate in the next quarterly webinar that will highlight current innovations in developing the addiction and mental health workforce in the state of Massachusetts. This is the fourth webinar in an ongoing series. This webinar series is sponsored by SAMHSA, in partnership with the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, and the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce. If you have questions regarding the webinar, please contact Valerie Kolick at valerie.kolick@samhsa.hhs.gov . (Please note that the event number for this webinar is 428628.) Register for the Webinar Watch the previous webinars . Mark Your ...

Plus three state successes and an upcoming webinar! CONTACT US SSA WEBINARS SOAR VOICES BLOG VA Releases Updated VA Caseworker's Guide to SOAR The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently released an update to the publication SOAR Works to End Veteran Homelessness: VA Caseworker's Guide . The publication is a comprehensive 13-page guide that assists federal VA workers with putting SOAR training into practice in the federal VA system. The VA updated this guide after publishing a memorandum allowing federal VA staff to become Appointed Representatives for Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance applications using the SSA-1696.   Salt Lake City SOAR Leadership Academy ...

New Addiction Medicine Subspecialty Deadline for Applications: July 15, 2017 The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) is sponsoring a new addiction medicine (ADM) subspecialty for which board-certified physicians can now apply . The completion of an ADM fellowship is not required if your examination is completed before 2021. Eligible physicians should apply for certification and share this invitation with others who currently work in addiction medicine. Applications for the exam will be accepted until July 15, 2017. The 3-hour exam will be administered to approved applicants in a range of locations beginning in October 2017. For additional information about the application and eligibility requirements, please visit ABPM's ADM FAQ page . Apply Now

Bowman Client Update Product Development Updates We have covered a lot of ground since Boot Camp! Many thanks to those of you who have been working in Qlik Sense and to everyone who participated in May’s ServicePoint 6 Feedback period. Your input is greatly appreciated! While we have not been able to incorporate all of your feedback just yet, we have made significant improvements over the past two and half months. We announced a timeline for Qlik Sense and ServicePoint 6 product development projects at Boot Camp which we are happy to report continues to be on track. Though we are still testing and adjusting, we’re excited to share the following updates. Qlik Sense Update We will be updating the Qlik Sense app as soon as we complete our testing on the following features. We expect this update to be released by the end of July in anticipation of the User Conference, August 7-9th in New Orleans. Security Context Enforced  We are going to open acc...

In This Issue: Vision, Not Just Critique ● Planning With a Community Wealth Building Lens ● Tiny Homes, More Than a Fad ● Also: In Case You Missed It ● Jobs ● More Wednesday, July 5, 2017 In This Issue: Vision, Not Just Critique ● Planning With a Community Wealth Building Lens ● Tiny Homes, More Than a Fad ● Also : In Case You Missed It ● Jobs ● More More Than A Fad: Tiny Houses Save Lives, Provide Dignity Sharon Lee, Low Income Housing Institute Seattle is known for having mild winters, with average temperatures hovering around 45 degrees. Nevertheless, in December 2016, the King County Medical Examiner documented that four homeless people had died from hypothe...