This month, we are joined again by Ken Mueller, Operations Liaison for Business Intelligence in the VA Homeless Programs Office to talk about the 2024 Point-in-Time Count results.
Mr. Mueller talks about recent trends in Veteran homelessness, how Veterans compare to other Americans experiencing home…
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Want to know what the Department of Veterans Affairs is doing to end Veteran homelessness? Join us each month as we explore all the ways our country is working to ensure that every Veteran has a safe and stable place to call home.Host: Shawn Liu
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This month, we are joined again by Mrs. Monica Diaz, Executive Director of the Homeless Programs Office, with the Department of Veterans Affairs to reflect on how 2024 impacted Veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Mrs. Diaz talks about the major initiatives VA implemented this…
This month, we are joined by William Snow, Senior Program Specialist in the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to learn the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Mr. Snow talks about what the PIT Count is, how it’s conducted, and how the U.S. Gov…
We’re joined by Jill Albanese, Senior Advisor and Director of Clinical Operations to hear the results of VA’s FY 2024 Homelessness goals!
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET …
This month, host Shawn Liu, Director of Communications for the Homeless Programs Office sits in the guest chair to talk about VA Homeless Programs’ FY 2025. Shawn talks about how big the budget is, where the money goes, and what has been the impact.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of h…
This month, we are joined by Dr. Ryan Holliday, clinical research psychologist at the Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention, and Katie Stewart, national coordinator for Veterans Justice Outreach to learn about the intersections of homelessness and suicide risk. Our guests talk with us about w…
We’re joined by Jill Albanese, Senior Advisor and Director of Clinical Operations to learn more about VA’s new response plan for coordinating with local agencies during homeless encampment closures.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the …
We’re bringing you a special three-part mini-series introducing you to Veteran homelessness.
In Part 3, we provide you with overviews of all of VA’s homeless programs and services.
Follow along with our helpful PDF: https://www.va.gov/hOMELESS/docs/podcast/Intro_to_Vet_Homelessness_Part3.pdf
Veteran…
We’re bringing you a special three-part mini-series introducing you to Veteran homelessness.
In Part 2, we provide you with information about the Veterans we serve, their demographic trends, and which subpopulations may need particular attention.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of home…
We’re bringing you a special three-part mini-series introducing you to Veteran homelessness.
In Part 1, we provide you with a high-level overview of Veteran homelessness: what the definition of homelessness is, what the factors are that increase a Veteran’s risk of becoming homeless, and the progres…
This month, we’re joined by Jill Albanese, Senior Advisor and Director of Clinical Operations with the VHA Homeless Programs Office to learn about VA’s One Team approach.
Ms. Albanese talks about how homeless response systems operated prior to the One Team approach, what the approach is, and why it’…
This month, we’re joined by Drs. Marissa Sia and Sara Wong, clinical psychologists from the VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System to learn about houselessness among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Our guests talk about cultural humility, the negative impacts of generational trauma, and…
This month, we’re joined by Masaki Hirayama, Health Systems Specialist with the VHA Homeless Programs Office to learn about unsheltered surge events.
Ms. Hirayama talks about how dangerous unsheltered homelessness can be for Veterans, how surge events in late 2023 helped connect unsheltered Veterans…
This month, we’re joined by Dr. Jillian Weber, National Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) Program Manager, and Dr. Aayshah Muneerah from the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System to learn more about VA’s new mobile medical units (MMU) for Veterans.
Our guests talk about what HPACT does, what…
News update! Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, provides an update on ALL INside, a first-of-its-kind initiative to address unsheltered homelessness across the country.
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged…
This month, we’re joined by Meredith Malpass, Regional Coordinator for the HUD-VASH to learn about Harm Reduction.
Ms. Malpass talks about what Harm Reduction is, how you may already be using Harm Reduction in your daily life, and how it can help Veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instab…
This month, we’re joined by Karen Guthrie, David Martino, and Dave Chesley from the VA Boston Healthcare System’s Care Coordination, Advocacy, Treatment, and Connections to Housing, or CATCH, program to learn more about trauma-informed care.
Our guest talked about what trauma-informed care is, how t…
News update! Jill Albanese, director of clinical operations for the VA Homeless Programs Office joins us with more exciting news about VA’s fiscal year 2024 Homelessness Goals!
Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness are strongly encouraged to contact the National Call Center f…
This month, we’re joined by Jessica Blue-Howells, Deputy Director of Veterans Justice Programs to learn about Project CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups).
Ms. Blue-Howells talked about what CHALENG is, how feedback submitted through CHALENG improves coo…
We’ve got a special bonus for you today from our sister podcast, She Wears the Boots.
She Wears the Boots is a VA podcast sponsored by the Office of Women’s Health in the Veterans Health Administration. Women Veterans are a growing and diverse group featuring professionals, mothers, and retirees of …