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Other Critical Care Services
It's important to know which programs provide the
critical services your clients who are homeless may need. In addition
to the services already
featured in detail on FirstStep, your clients may also need
such services as: alcohol and drug abuse treatment, childcare, mental
health and counseling.
While one or more of the mainstream programs included
on FirstStep may provide these services (as described in the Benefit
Programs section), there are additional, more targeted Federal programs that may also
cover these services.
Since these Federal programs vary by state, it is
not possible to include a complete listing of programs; however, following
is a list of the more
common critical services needed by persons who are homeless and a sample
listing of Federal programs that may provide the service. You should
check the Internet and state directories for additional information
on
these Federal programs, and for other state and locally operated programs.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services are those activities primarily designed to prevent, deter, reduce, or eliminate
substance abuse or addictive behaviors. Treatment services may include intake
and assessment; treatment matching and planning; behavioral therapy and counseling
appropriate to the client and the severity of the problem; substance abuse
toxicology and screening; clinical and case management; outcome evaluation;
and self-help and peer support activities.
Some of the Federal programs that cover
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services include:
- Veterans Alcohol and Drug
Dependence Rehabilitation Program (U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs)
http://www.va.gov/
Child Care Services for children (including
infants, pre-schoolers, and school age children) are services
or activities provided
in a setting that
meets applicable standards of state and local law, in a center
or in a home, for a portion of a 24-hour day. Component services or
activities
may include
a comprehensive and coordinated set of appropriate developmental
activities
for children, recreation, meals and snacks, transportation, health
support services, social service counseling for parents, and
plan development.
Some of the Federal programs that cover Child Care
Services for children include:
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Education
and Instructional Services are those training services
provided to improve knowledge, daily living skills,
or social
skills. Services
may include instruction or training in (but not limited
to) such issues as
consumer education,
health education, education to prevent substance abuse,
community protection and safety education, literacy education,
English
as a second language,
and General Educational Development (GED). Component
services or activities may
include screening, assessment and testing; individual
or group instruction; tutoring; provision of books, supplies
and instructional
material;
counseling; and referral to community resources.
Some of the Federal programs that cover Education and Instructional Services
include:
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Home Health
Services are those in-home or
out-of-home
services or
activities that provide direct
treatments or are designed to assist individuals
and families to attain and maintain a favorable
condition of health. These services
may be especially critical to your client as they transition to more
stable housing. Component
services
and activities may include providing
an analysis or assessment of an individual’s
health problems and the development
of a treatment plan; assisting individuals
to identify and understand their
health needs; providing directly or assisting
individuals to locate, provide
or secure, and utilize appropriate medical
treatment, preventive medical care, and
health maintenance services, including
in-home
health services and emergency medical
services; provision of appropriate medication;
and providing follow-up services
as needed.
Some of the Federal programs that cover
Health Related and Home Health
Services
include:
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HIV/AIDS Services include
HIV/AIDS primary and secondary prevention services;
HIV/AIDS counseling and testing,
primary care, provision
of HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral
and other medications, rehabilitative,
and supportive services for persons
affected and infected with
HIV.
Some of the Federal programs that cover
HIV/AIDS Services include:
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Information
and Referral Services are those services or activities
designed
to provide
information about services
provided by public and private service providers
and a brief
assessment
of client
needs (but not diagnosis
and evaluation)
to facilitate
appropriate
referral to these community resources.
Some of the Federal programs that cover
Information
and Referral Services include:
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Legal Services are
those services or activities provided
by a lawyer or other person(s) under the supervision of
a lawyer to assist individuals in seeking or
obtaining legal help in civil matters such as housing, divorce, child
support, guardianship, paternity, and legal separation. Component
services or activities may
include receiving and preparing cases for trial; provision
of legal advice; representation at hearings; and counseling.
Some of the Federal programs that
cover Legal Services include:
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Life
Skills training provides critical life
management skills that may never have been learned or have been
lost during the course of mental illness, substance use,
and homelessness. They are targeted to assist the individual
to function independently in the community.
Component life skills training includes the budgeting
of resources and
money management; household management; conflict
management; shopping for food and needed items; nutrition;
the use of public transportation; and
parent training.
Some of the Federal programs that cover Life Skills include:
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Mental Health and Counseling Services are
those services and activities that apply therapeutic
processes to person, family, situational, or
occupational problems in order to bring about a
positive resolution of the problem or improved individual
or family functioning or circumstances.
Problem areas may include
family and marital relationships, parent-child
problems, or symptom management.
Component services may include crisis interventions;
individual, family or group therapy
sessions; the prescription of psychotropic medications or
explanations about the use and management of medications;
and combinations of therapeutic approaches to
address multiple problems.
Some of the Federal programs that cover Mental Health and
Counseling Services include:
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Outreach
Services include extending services or
assistance in order to provide basic materials,
such as meals, blankets, or clothes to homeless
persons; or to publicize the availability of shelters
and programs to make homeless persons aware of
various services and programs.
Some of the Federal programs
that
cover Outreach Services
include:
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Transitional
Living Services are
those services and activities designed to help make the transition from
homelessness to
stable housing. Component services or activities may include supervised
practice living; budgeting; one-time payments associated
with
establishing tenancy;
food planning and preparation; and post-foster
care services for homeless persons.
Some of the Federal programs that cover
Transitional Living Services include:
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Transportation
Services are those
services or activities that provide and arrange for the travel,
including travel costs, of individuals
in order to access treatment, medical care, services, or employment.
Component services or activities may include special travel arrangements
such as special modes of transportation and personnel to accompany
or assist individuals or families who utilize transportation.
Some of the Federal programs that
cover Transportation Services include:
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