Weekly Wrap-Up
January 28, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Research Findings

A randomized trial of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with high use of publicly funded service.

To examine whether randomization to permanent supportive housing (PSH) versus usual care reduces the use of acute health care and other services among chronically homeless high users of county-funded services.
Breaking the Homelessness-Jail Cycle with Housing First: Results from the Denver Supportive Housing
Social Impact Bond Initiative

The Denver Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Initiative (Denver SIB), launched in 2016 by the City and County of Denver, aimed to increase housing stability and decrease jail stays among people who were experiencing chronic homelessness and had frequent interactions with the criminal justice and emergency health systems. The initiative provided supportive housing (a permanent housing subsidy plus intensive services) through a Housing First approach, which aimed to quickly get people out of homelessness and into housing, without requiring that participants meet preconditions or requirements.
Behavioral Health and Telemedicine:
What's in Store for 2022

The United States is in the middle of a mental and behavioral healthcare crisis. There simply are not enough clinicians and therapists to go around as the pandemic and its stresses drag on.

The problem is worsened by geography. In rural America, such providers are even harder to find. But technology has a huge role to play in lessening the crisis. Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in urban hubs.
EVENTS

MAS-SSF will conduct in-person 30-minute lecture series of informative workshops for Afghan Refugees in English, Dari / Farsi, and Pashto.


About this Event

Presentation by Dr. Mohammad Sediq Hazratzai, MD, MPH. The workshops will address topics ranging from resettlement, cultural and social issues, and health/wellness challenges post immigration in a new country. This workshop is designed to help Afghan refugees as well as anyone working with Afghan refugees.

In-Person Workshop at the MAS-SSF Office:

3820 Auburn Blvd., Suite 83, Sacramento, Ca 95821

Session Times

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m PT | English
5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PT| Dari / Farsi
6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT | Pashto
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