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	USICHgov @USICHgov Atlantic City Mayor Guardian joins Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness http://ow.ly/BQsWV View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 24, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Please help us welcome Jasmine Hayes (@JHayes_2014), our new policy director at USICH! http://ow.ly/BPMyV View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 23, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Today, @ZLauraJeanne will help open the 2014 @VCEHomelessness Conference. She and @Liz_Osborn will facilitate discussion on federal policy. View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 23, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov ICYMI: Video and slides are available from our CoC webinar: Strategies for Continued Success | Please share. http://ow.ly/BLJzW   View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 22, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Hawaii Appleseed @HIAppleseed @USICHgov Matthew Doherty was great on @hipubradio last night discussing homelessness in Honolulu. http://t.co/z8A2iVsYfd View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 19, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Tailoring Interventions and Assistance for Families http://conta.cc/1p2KH3r View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 18, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov MT @K_MillerSeattle: Happy to be at Fresno City Hall talking collaboration &long term solutions to homelessness View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 17, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Childhood trauma associated with homelessness can be minimized by connecting families to housing quickly. http://ow.ly/BARQt View Tweet | Retweet Sept. 17, 2014

		Solution of the Day: The APIC Model The APIC Model—Assess, Plan, Identify and Coordinate—describes elements of re-entry planning associated with successful reintegration back into the community for people with mental illnesses or other special needs who are being discharged from jails to the community. The model is particularly important for breaking the cycle of repeated homelessness and incarceration.						Stand Up and Be Counted: Better Data Collection on Youth Experiencing Homelessness through the Point-in-Time Count HUD’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count serves as the most consistent year-to-year measure of the number of people experiencing homelessness in America.  The PIT count also provides a reliable estimate of the prevalence of homelessness among three population groups: people experiencing chronic homelessness, Veterans, and families. However, the PIT count has been limited in providing a national estimate for one important Opening Doors population: youth unaccompanied by adults.

		Family Connection: Tailored Interventions and Assistance In the USICH resource, Family Connection: Building Systems to End Family Homelessness, we identify four key areas of action for Federal, State and local stakeholders to take to prevent and end homelessness among families. In this short video, Lindsay Knotts, of USICH, and Todd Shenk, of HUD, describe those strategies. Learn more at http://usich.gov/population/families/family-connection

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