S1EP21: What’s the Big Deal with Housing First?
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This month, we are joined by Dr. Keith Harris, senior executive homelessness agent for Greater Los Angeles with the Office of the Secretary, and Dr. Stefan Kertesz, a physician with...
show moreOur guests talk about what Housing First is, how VA has used it to cut Veteran homelessness by more than half, and why it’s become a controversial topic among policymakers and housing providers.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at:
https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/EVH_S1EP21.pdf
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Find your nearest VA: https://www.va.gov/find-locations
Learn more about VA resources to help homeless Veterans: https://www.va.gov/homeless
Read our article on VA’s implementation of Housing First https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/featuredarticles/VAs-Implementation-of-Housing-First.asp
Watch our video on risk factor profiles for homeless Veterans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoHVm2N7u-A
Read Dr. Kertesz’s article evaluating Housing First with the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing Program: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28481597/
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