The Youth Count is an annual count of homeless and unstably housed youth in the state of Connecticut during one week in January following the annual Point-In-Time Count. The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) facilitates the count alongside the Youth Engagement Team Initiatives and hundreds of volunteers across the state. Learn more about the Youth Count. Volunteer […]
Watch the “Advocacy Reboot Webinar: New Leadership, New Resolve, New Opportunities” on Monday, January 31th from 1:00-2:00 pm. Join Kate Robinson from Gallo & Robinson, Kiley Gosselin from the Partnership for Strong Communities, and Richard Cho and Sarah Fox from CCEH, as they give an overview of the high stakes election season. They will also […]
STRIVE (Support to Reunite, Involve and Value Each Other) is a psycho-educational intervention for reunifying families and their adolescents who have run away. Developed by Dr. Norweeta Milburn, STRIVE is a evidence-based approach to family mediation developed by ETR (Education, Training and Research), a non-profit out of UCLA. Project STRIVE aims to intervene in the […]
CCEH organizes learning collaborative meetings every other month for Rapid Re-Housing providers to troubleshoot and support each other in implementing best practices for their RRH programs. These meetings are open to any RRH provider in Connecticut. Please contact us to be included in these meetings.
Hamden, CT Shelter Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness at the front door by helping people identify immediate, alternative housing arrangements to shelter and, if necessary, connecting them with services and financial assistance to help them return to permanent housing. Diversion programs can reduce the number of households becoming homeless, the demand for shelter beds, […]
"Adopting a Cultural Humility Approach" is presented by the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness in partnership with the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Presenting is Ellen Boynton, Director of the Office of Multicultural Health Equity for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Register Here
The SPDAT, or Service-Prioritization-Decision-Assistance-Tool, is an evidence-informed approach to assessing the acuity of an individual’s or family’s homelessness. The tool is used to help case workers and service providers prioritize who to serve next based on their need and identify the areas in the person/family’s life where support is most likely necessary in order to avoid […]
"Addressing Reproductive Health in Women Experiencing Homelessness" is presented by the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness in partnership with the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Presenting this webinar is Jordana Frost, DrPH, MPH, CPH, CD(DONA), Director of Maternal Child Health and Government Affairs, Connecticut and Rhode Island March of Dimes. Register Here
These two days of fast paced interactive learning will provide you with foundational knowledge and skills to use Motivational Interviewing (MI) with your clients. Across a broad range of care settings, being able to successfully engage and harness clients own motivations for making important life changes are key elements for success. The most efficient way […]
"Addressing the Needs of Older Populations Facing Homelessness" is presented by the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness in partnership with the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. This the final webinar of the webinar series. Presenting is Erin Leavitt-Smith, MS, LPC, Director of Long Term Supports and Services for the CT Department of Mental Health […]