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SAMHSA Chicago Community Consortium. Strategic Plan 2013-2016. Whose Plan ?. A Consultative process of almost 200 stakeholders and significant Input Approved by SCCC Council i n April 2013. The Plan’s Target Population. History of homelessness, AND
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SAMHSA Chicago Community Consortium Strategic Plan 2013-2016
Whose Plan? A Consultative process of almost 200 stakeholders and significant Input Approved by SCCC Council in April 2013
The Plan’s Target Population • History of homelessness, AND • Living with serious mental illness, AND/OR • Long-term substance or alcohol use. AND • Residing in Cook County
The Plan’s Impact • Long-term housing stability • Improved health outcomes • Costs savings
Very Limited Integration …. Supportive Housing Coordinated Care Eligibility Access Outreach
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES • Increase the number and variety of supportive housing units • Enroll our population into coordinated care services • Simplify and expand eligibility for and access to housing, services, and benefits • Increase and strengthen outreach to link individuals to housing and health services
23 SMART Recommendations • S: somewhat specific • M: measurable • A: achievable • R: realistic • T: time limits
OUTREACH INITIATIVES … • Stable housing as goal for all outreach work • Increased access to training and resources for teams • Promotion of a coordinated access system of care
Year 1 Highlights • 190 new PSH units / subsidies have been established for the target population • 84,000 enrolled into CountyCare – one in five report homelessness or housing instability • At least 4,978 in our target population have been ben enrolled into CRS
Year 1 Highlights • Approximately 9,600 in our target population • Our two Alliances report that there are 7,251 PSH units in our City and County
Who Are WE? Mobile Outreach and Engagement Teams in Chicago and Cook County
Mobile Outreach and Engagement Teams • 20+ organizations • 4 major funding sources - SAMHSA PATH – IDMH - Chicago’s DFSS - HUD Homeless - Veterans Administration • At least 30 outreach teams • At least 85 outreach workers • Outreach services in the streets, shelters, CTA, O’Hare Airport, … and into housing
VARIERTY, VARIETY, VARIETY… • Two agencies that have at least a third of all the outreach teams • Work in the streets, abandoned buildings, parks, shelters, bridge units, CTA lines, O’Hare, housing units… • Focus on special populations
Special Populations • Those living with serious mental illness • Families in shelters • Youth • Veterans • ReEntry populations • Enrollees in CRS • Survivors of Violence
Mapping Outreach and Housing Coordinated Services WHERE OUTREACH SERVICES TOOK PLACE? -WHERE HOMELESS HAVE BEEN HOUSED?
Next Steps • Corrections to the chart • Adjust chart to funding changes • Issue new chart and maps by end of summer • Present to Coordinated Access Committee