Name
Beyond the Referral Slip: Real World Integration of Behavioral Health and Supportive Housing
Date & Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wyatt Schroeder
Description

Are you seeing complex care needs increase among your clients and tenants without the funding to expand your service array? Is your rapid rehousing agency serving people best served in permanent supportive housing? Are you having too many unreturned calls when you submit a behavioral health referral? We want to discuss how to unbreak our systems of care and reduce our dependence on referrals by integrating behavioral health services into our supportive housing programming. We will propose a framework on how to find your best-fit model of integration - from screening and assessment to full integration. We will unpack the work of CATCH, a supportive housing agency in Boise, Idaho, on how their frustrations with the local referral system led them to integrate behavioral health services into their model of care. And discuss the lessons learned from their first year of implementing the enhanced model. Come ready to discuss your local challenges and your proposals for breaking down the silos you see.