Federal Resources on Homelessness

SAMHSA’s National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness provides publications, conference information, and links to other resources. www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov.

Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders. www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/
allpubs/SMA04-3870/default.asp

Work as a Priority: A Resource for Employing People Who Have Serious Mental Illnesses and Who Are Homeless. www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA03-3834/
default.asp

How States Can Use SAMHSA Block Grants To Support Services for People Who Are Homeless. www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA04-3871/default.asp

From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), FirstStep is a tool that case managers and outreach workers can use to help homeless clients access Federal benefit programs. www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/homeless/firststep/index.html.