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The Community Transition Program: Housing Benefit

Katie Kitchin, Director, OH Jacqui Buschor, Senior Program Manager

CSH’s Role in the Housing Benefit

• Targeting Strategy
• Housing Intervention

Structure

Design

• Recruit subcontractors
• Establish payment

mechanism

Ramp Up

• Manage referrals
• Monitor $ and outcomes
• Training and support

Project Management

Design

§ Review of Reentry housing interventions best practices across the country, including several managed by CSH. § Literature review of assessment tools § Sample of JD-VI-SPDAT conducted in Lebanon Correctional

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The Evolution and Challenges

AOD Providers

• Not oriented to

home based supports

Geography

• Big state, small

referral #s

Medicaid

• What can and can’t

be billed.

Reliance on GRF

• Future of SH

benefit

CTP Housing Benefit Coverage = 50 Counties Referral Process PRE RELEASE

Linkage Worker

Completes JD-VI- SPDAT along with

• ther forms

for those CTP eligible

CareSource/DRC

Identify individuals that would benefit from housing- based recovery supports

CSH

Accepts referrals from CareSource, matches with intervention and agency

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Referral process POST-RELEASE overview

JD VI- SPDAT completed on member by CareSource staff If eligible for housing, referral form is completed and sent to CSH CSH refers to Housing Broker to find the appropriate level of housing in that person’s community. The placement

• ption(s) are

communicated back to the member and CTP provider

If person is not eligible for housing, they are notified at this point

Referrals – Receiving Counties

17 10 3 16 2 5 6 2 6 4

Cuyahoga Summit Ross Franklin Fairfield Montgomery Butler, Clermont Stark Lucas Scioto

Status of Referrals as of 4/5/17

Referrals Received In Housing Search/ Awaiting release Post-release/ Unable to locate/Already housed Post-release/ housing search/ ST placement Placed

98 22 8 38 4

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Housing Needs

§ 194 SPDATs completed for those self-identifying housing need. § Typical reasons for qualifying for Supportive Housing:

institutionalization

(AOD/SPMI) 194 95 74 25 Total SPDATs RH/RRH PSH No Intervention

Emerging Issues

§ Limited availability of Recovery Housing beds, particularly in some areas of the state § Some CTP AOD service providers are not equipped for home-based, housing focused supportive services § Industry shift in viewing benefit as Recovery Support vs. Responding to Homelessness § Communication with inmates pre-release

Future Areas of Focus

§ Strengthening the partnership and collaboration between the Housing and AOD systems § Expanding landlord networks § Increasing opportunity for pre-release in-reach § Research and establishment of supportive services best practice for those with criminogenic needs