Strategic Plan2013-2016

SAMHSA ChicagoCommunity Consortium

Whose Plan?

• A Consultative process of almost 200 stakeholders and significant Input

• Approved by SCCC Council in April 2013

The Plan’s Target Population

• History of homelessness, AND• Living with serious mental illness,

AND/OR• Long-term substance or alcohol use.

AND • Residing in Cook County

Plan for Cook County

The Plan’s Impact

• Long-term housing stability

• Improved health outcomes

• Costs savings

Supportive Housing

Coordinated Care

EligibilityAccess

Outreach

Very Limited Integration ….

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES1) Increase the number and variety of

supportive housing units2) Enroll our population into coordinated care

services3) Simplify and expand eligibility for and

access to housing, services, and benefits4) Increase and strengthen outreach to link

individuals to housing and health services

23 SMART Recommendations

• S: somewhat specific•M: measurable• A: achievable• R: realistic• T: time limits

OUTREACH INITIATIVES …

• Stable housing as goal for all outreach work

• Increased access to training and resources for teams

• Promotion of a coordinated access system of care

Year 1 Highlights• 190 new PSH units / subsidies have been

established for the target population• 84,000 enrolled into CountyCare – one in

five report homelessness or housing instability• At least 4,978 in our target population

have been ben enrolled into CRS

Year 1 Highlights• Approximately 9,600 in our

target population• Our two Alliances report that

there are 7,251 PSH units in our City and County

Brief Q&A

Who Are WE?Mobile Outreach and Engagement Teams in

Chicago and Cook County

Mobile Outreach and Engagement Teams

• 20+ organizations• 4 major funding sources - SAMHSA PATH – IDMH - Chicago’s DFSS - HUD Homeless - Veterans Administration

• At least 30 outreach teams

• At least 85 outreach workers

• Outreach services in the streets, shelters, CTA, O’Hare Airport, … and into housing

DEFINING “MOBILE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

TEAMS”

VARIERTY, VARIETY, VARIETY…

• Two agencies that have at least a third of all the outreach teams• Work in the streets, abandoned

buildings, parks, shelters, bridge units, CTA lines, O’Hare, housing units…• Focus on special populations

Special Populations

• Those living with serious mental illness• Families in shelters• Youth• Veterans• ReEntry populations• Enrollees in CRS• Survivors of Violence

HOW TO MAP OUR WORK AND OUR COVERAGE AS A

SYSTEM?

Mapping Outreach and Housing Coordinated Services

- WHERE OUTREACH SERVICES TOOK PLACE?- -WHERE HOMELESS HAVE BEEN HOUSED?

Outreach Interventions

Housing Placements

85+ outreach workers – ARE WE

STEPPING ON EACH OTHER?

Map of 9 Teams

Next Steps• Corrections to the chart• Adjust chart to funding changes• Issue new chart and maps by

end of summer• Present to Coordinated Access

Committee