SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national experts in a conversation about engagement, treatment and recovery supports for people experiencing homelessness.

People with serious mental illness or substance use disorders who experience homelessness encounter complex challenges to achieving positive treatment outcomes and sustaining recovery. Our presenters will describe evidence-based practices and trends for delivering outreach, engagement, follow-up, and warm handoffs to treatment and recovery support service providers.

This event supports critical SAMHSA strategic priorities as described in SAMHSA’s 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, including activities related to the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC), to improve the lives of individuals living with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, and their families. For example, included in the 45 recommendations in the ISMICC’s seminal report, issued in December 2017, is a focus on providing a comprehensive continuum of care, including supportive services such as supportive housing, employment, and education.

Join us for this free, interactive virtual event, moderated by BRSS TACS Deputy Director Steven Samra.

Presenters:

Dr. Rolli Oden, Director, Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills Program, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Jeff McQueen, Chief Program Officer, Mental Health Association of Nassau County

LaKeesha Dumas, Coordinator, Office of Consumer Engagement, Multnomah County, Mental Health and Addictions Services Division