Monthly Case Manager Newsletter

… Case Management July 21, 2022 Case management refers to a collaborative and planned approach to ensuring that a person who experiences homelessness gets the services and supports that they need to move forward with their lives.  Key Components of Case Management According to Tanya Tull, formerly with Beyond Shelter in Los Angeles, there are four key components that define case management in ending homelessness. Crisis intervention and stabilization includes emergency shelter services and short-term transitional housing to address specific needs such as domestic violence, substance abuse, treatment, etc. Intake, screening, and needs assessment produces an action plan for both short and long term goals and objectives, and identifies specific action steps. Housing search assistance and relocation to permanent, affordable housing means addressing barriers to accessing affordable rental housing, and applying for housing assistance, rent subsidies, etc. It also involves tenant education, and helping in the housing search and negotiations with property owners. Home-based case management is provided within the first 90 days, but can intensify in the event of a crisis. It includes connecting people to community services and resources, and possibly even longer-term support for vulnerable and at-risk families or individuals. A client-centered case management approach ensures that the person who has experienced homelessness has a major say in identifying goals and service needs, and that there is shared accountability. The goal of case management is to empower people, draw on their own strengths and capabilities, and promote an improved quality of life by facilitating timely access to the necessary supports and thus reduce the risk of homelessness and/or help them achieve housing stability. The goal of case management is to help stabilize people once housed, by connecting them to services and supports if needed. It should focus on helping people navigate barriers that may stand in the way of securing and maintaining housing, and should also strive to build a support system by connecting them with people and programs in the community. Let's Learn More Dimensions of Promising Practice for Case Managed Supports in Ending Homelessness -- Calgary Homeless Foundation Case Management Services -- Center for Urban Community Services Materials and information in this newsletter sourced from the Homeless Hub and the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Submit any newsletter topics or ideas that would be most beneficial to receive to info@oneroofonline.org.