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HOUSING REFERRALS WHERE DO WE TURN? AHCM CONSORTIUM OCTOBER 12 2018 Housing A Critical Social Determinant of Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation summer 2016 Access, Stability and Affordability Physical and Mental Health

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HOUSING REFERRALS – WHERE DO WE TURN?

AHCM CONSORTIUM – OCTOBER 12 2018

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Housing – A Critical Social Determinant of Health

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – summer 2016
  • Access, Stability and Affordability  Physical and Mental Health effects
  • Poor Housing Conditions  Same
  • Not Either/Or – Housed or Homeless..It’s more complicated
  • Examples
  • Distress/Stress  job instability for adults; educational instability for

children, along with social instability

  • Structural Issues  injury
  • Air Quality  respiratory issues
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Why and How does Housing Instability Happen?

  • Job loss and/or income instability
  • Inability to maintain rent or mortgage payments
  • Health/Mental Health
  • Disaster (Fire / Flood)
  • Landlord – Tenant Issues
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What Can We Do?

  • Ask the Questions
  • Understand that a Quick Solution isn’t always available
  • Believe in Survival Instincts
  • Refer to Resources, even when we aren’t sure help is

immediately available

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Housing Authorities

  • Staff trained to be aware of community resources
  • Housing Units and Vouchers
  • Can both help and refer
  • Other community services (Food, Workforce, etc)
  • Shelters
  • Legal services (landlord/tenant disputes)
  • www.justia.com – Colorado Criminal Legal Aid / Pro Bono (several west

slope counties)

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Coordinated Entry / Continuum of Care

  • New system under HUD direction with states implementing
  • Identified agencies to screen homeless/at-risk people and coordinate list to provide housing

based on level of need

  • Contacts:
  • Grand

Valley Region (Mesa County) – Bev Lampley, Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, 970.241.3658

  • San Luis

Valley – Judy McNeilsmith, La Puente Home (Alamosa) 719.587.0538

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Coordinated Entry / Continuum of Care #2

  • Contacts:
  • Western Slope (non-Mesa Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Hinsdale, Gunnison)
  • 7th Judicial Dist. CASA, Dan Mohr, 970.615.9154 (leaving soon)
  • Southwest CO – Housing Solutions for the SW, Brigid Korce (Durango) 970.259.1086
  • Mercy Regional Medical Center, Elsa Inman, 970.764.3884
  • Roaring Fork / Eagle

Valley – Bright Future Foundation, Claudia Hurtado-Myers (Avon) 970.306.4226

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Western Colorado 211

  • Not just a referral source – model changing to include

more follow up

  • Online, App, Call
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County Human Services

  • Depending on situation, may be able to help short-

term – rent deposits, etc

  • Another good community connection
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Conclusions

  • Research/Evaluation ongoing to quantify financial savings to the

health care industry as a result of more/better/affordable housing. Imagine your top 5 highest system users – and the stability and wellness associated with better housing

  • Please make the calls – while the supply of quality, affordable

housing is limited, there are many other supports and services that can help.

  • Thank you for all you do!