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The Community Transition Program: Housing Benefit Katie Kitchin, Director, OH Jacqui Buschor, Senior Program Manager CSH’s Role in the Housing Benefit • Targeting Strategy Design • Housing Intervention Structure • Recruit subcontractors Ramp Up • Establish payment mechanism • Manage referrals Project • Monitor $ and outcomes Management • Training and support Design Review of Reentry housing interventions best practices § across the country, including several managed by CSH. Literature review of assessment tools § Sample of JD-VI-SPDAT conducted in Lebanon § Correctional 1

The Evolution and Challenges AOD Providers Geography • Not oriented to • Big state, small home based referral #s supports Medicaid Reliance on GRF • What can and can’t be billed. • Future of SH benefit CTP Housing Benefit Coverage = 50 Counties Referral Process PRE RELEASE Linkage Worker CareSource/DRC CSH Completes Identify Accepts JD-VI- individuals referrals SPDAT that would from along with benefit from CareSource, other forms housing- matches for those based with CTP eligible recovery intervention supports and agency 2

Referral process POST-RELEASE overview CSH refers to Housing JD VI- If eligible for The placement Broker to find SPDAT housing, option(s) are the completed on referral form communicated appropriate member by is completed back to the level of CareSource and sent to member and housing in that staff CSH CTP provider person’s community. If person is not eligible for housing, they are notified at this point Referrals – Receiving Counties Cuyahoga 4 Summit 2 6 17 Ross Franklin 6 Fairfield Montgomery 5 10 Butler, Clermont Stark 2 3 16 Lucas Scioto Status of Referrals as of 4/5/17 Referrals In Housing Post-release/ Post-release/ Placed Received Search/ Unable to housing search/ Awaiting locate/Already ST placement release housed 98 22 8 38 4 3

Housing Needs 194 SPDATs completed for § those self-identifying 194 housing need. Typical reasons for § qualifying for Supportive 95 Housing: 74 ¨ History of homelessness 25 ¨ Long-term institutionalization Total SPDATs RH/RRH No Intervention PSH ¨ Tri-morbidity/co-morbidity (AOD/SPMI) Emerging Issues Limited availability of Recovery Housing beds, § particularly in some areas of the state § Some CTP AOD service providers are not equipped for home-based, housing focused supportive services § Industry shift in viewing benefit as Recovery Support vs. Responding to Homelessness Communication with inmates pre-release § Future Areas of Focus Strengthening the partnership and collaboration between § the Housing and AOD systems Expanding landlord networks § Increasing opportunity for pre-release in-reach § § Research and establishment of supportive services best practice for those with criminogenic needs 4