VISN 1 Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Kevin M. Casey LICSW

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VISN 1 Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Kevin M. Casey LICSW Network Homeless Coordinator

Veteran Population US Veteran Population = 23,067,000 US Women Veteran Population = 1,824,000 (8%) VISN 1 Veteran Population = 1,044,240 VISN 1 Women Veteran Population = 69,542 (7%) Total Female Connecticut 237,696 15,297 Maine 140,552 10,230 Massachusetts 409,184 26,473 New Hampshire 129,629 8,793 Rhode Island 73,957 5,053 Vermont 53,222 3,696

Point-in-time Counts by State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 CT 462 483 443 332 341 MA 1890 1597 1268 1181 1327 ME 123 108 127 116 164 NH 167 173 126 125 RI 120 91 96 97 VT 61 117 81 109 128 VISN 2823 2569 2168 1961 2182

Homeless Programs HCHV Homeless Outreach National Call Center Grant & Per-diem Grant & Per-diem Special Needs HUD-VASH HCHV Shelter beds HCHV Contract Beds (SMI / SUD) Safe Haven

Homeless Programs Homeless PACT Veterans Justice Outreach Healthcare for Reentry Veterans Transitional Housing HVSEP Housing First Stand Downs SSVF Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans

HUD-VASH Vouchers by State 2008 2009 2010 2011 PBV 2012 2013 Total CT 70 105 140 75 15 165 55 625 MA 245 315 275 225 32 320 160 1572 ME 35 25 0 20 145 NH 30 185 RI 50 295 VT VISN 440 595 575 360 97 590 305 2962

6 Pillars of the VA’s 5 Year Plan to End Homelessness Among Veterans Outreach & Education Prevention Treatment Housing & Support Services Income / Employment / Benefits Community Partnerships

5 Common Themes in Successful Efforts to End Veteran Homelessness Communication & Integration of Services (Relationships, Problem Solving, Collaboration) Commitment to Housing First Principles Targeting - Match available programs to needs of each Veteran (Centralized Intake & Assessment / Referral) Use of Data (Client-specific data as well as available resources) Use of Mainstream Services (Social Security, Medicaid, ...)

VA Maine Homeless Programs Staff Carol Kulesza - Homeless Coordinator Susie Whittington - G & PD Wendy Thomas-Blais - HUD-VASH Judith Santos - Contract Beds Anne Archibald - Veterans Justice Outreach Greg Skillman - HUD-VASH Karen Martin - HUD-VASH Julie Joy - HUD-VASH