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June Membersh=
ip
Meeting to Focus on Policy Priorities
On
June 11th, from 9 am to 12 noon, UHHP will hold our quarterly meeti=
ng
at The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles,
CA. The focus of the meeting will be on policy priorities for=
the
next 12 to 18 months. Anyone interested in helping to further
define policy needs in homeless health care and permanent housing w=
ith
services is invited to attend.
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Over
the past weeks, the UHHP Policy Advisory Board and the Policy Commi=
ttee
have honed these priorities. This week the Policy Committee w=
ill
develop action plans to detail how these issues will be tackled.&nb=
sp;
The UHHP draft policy priorities are:
1.
Increase funding for integrated services to people living in
supportive housing to access, at a minimum, health, mental health,
substance use, and case management services.
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2.
Remove administrative barriers that impede the ability of homeless
people to access housing and services, and the ability of developer=
s to
create housing with services.
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3. Impr=
ove
coordination and collaboration among agencies, organizations, and
funders to identify and adopt best practices in providing health,
mental health, substance abuse, and case management services to peo=
ple
who are homeless.
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