Healthcare for Homeless Veterans

Kevin M. Casey LICSW

Network Homeless Coordinator

VISN 1

US Veteran Population = 23,067,000US Women Veteran Population = 1,824,000 (8%)

VISN 1 Veteran Population = 1,044,240 VISN 1 Women Veteran Population = 69,542 (7%)

Total FemaleConnecticut 237,696 15,297 Maine 140,552 10,230 Massachusetts 409,184 26,473 New Hampshire 129,629 8,793 Rhode Island 73,957 5,053 Vermont 53,222 3,696

Veteran Population

Point-in-time Counts by State

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

CT 462 483 443 332 341

MA 1890 1597 1268 1181 1327

ME 123 108 127 116 164

NH 167 173 126 127 125

RI 120 91 123 96 97

VT 61 117 81 109 128

VISN 2823 2569 2168 1961 2182

Homeless Programs

HCHV Homeless OutreachNational Call CenterGrant & Per-diemGrant & Per-diem Special NeedsHUD-VASHHCHV Shelter bedsHCHV Contract Beds (SMI / SUD)Safe Haven

• Homeless PACT• Veterans Justice Outreach• Healthcare for Reentry Veterans • Transitional Housing• HVSEP• Housing First• Stand Downs• SSVF• Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans

Homeless Programs

2008 2009 2010 2011 PBV 2012 2013 Total

CT 70 105 140 75 15 165 55 625

MA 245 315 275 225 32 320 160 1572

ME 35 35 25 15 0 15 20 145

NH 35 35 35 15 30 15 20 185

RI 35 70 75 15 20 50 30 295

VT 20 35 25 15 0 25 20 140

VISN 440 595 575 360 97 590 305 2962

HUD-VASH Vouchers by State

Outreach & EducationPreventionTreatmentHousing & Support ServicesIncome / Employment / BenefitsCommunity Partnerships

6 Pillars of the VA’s 5 Year Plan to End Homelessness Among Veterans

• Communication & Integration of Services (Relationships, Problem Solving, Collaboration)Commitment to Housing First PrinciplesTargeting - Match available programs to needs of each Veteran (Centralized Intake & Assessment / Referral)Use of Data (Client-specific data as well as available resources)Use of Mainstream Services (Social Security, Medicaid, ...)

5 Common Themes in Successful Efforts to End Veteran Homelessness

VA Maine Homeless Programs Staff

Carol Kulesza - Homeless CoordinatorSusie Whittington - G & PDWendy Thomas-Blais - HUD-VASHJudith Santos - Contract BedsAnne Archibald - Veterans Justice OutreachGreg Skillman - HUD-VASHKaren Martin - HUD-VASHJulie Joy - HUD-VASH