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Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic
Homelessness for Persons with Serious
Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
Section III: Organize Services
Planning is the first critical step in developing an integrated, comprehensive system of care for people with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use disorders who are homeless. When the planning is done, the real work begins. The good news is that communities and providers don’t have to reinvent the wheel. There is a wealth of information about the programs and services that are most effective for people with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use disorders who are homeless.
The next chapter—Use Evidence-Based and Promising Practices—can help
select the most appropriate services for clients based on research evidence
and provider experience, including how to:
- Adopt or adapt evidence-based practices;
- Offer a comprehensive set of essential
services; and
- Make use of Federal resources, including
toolkits, Treatment Improvement Protocols, and Community Action Grant and
Targeted Capacity Expansion grants.
Additional information on the materials cited in this chapter can be
found in the References. Organizations that offer technical assistance in
these areas are listed in the Resources section.
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