“….to promote recovery oriented care for Veterans who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness.“

The Center’s Cores

The Center will be established as an integrated organizational model consisting of the following Cores:

• Administrative
• Policy Analysis
• Model Development / Implementation
• Education / Dissemination
• Research

Administrative Core: to guide implementation of priorities and the relevant activities of the Center that support its mission by;

• Promoting organizational and administrative alignment;
• Coordinating the Center’s integrated cores;
• Facilitating communication among the Center’s investigators, community providers, VA and non-VA educators, and Office of Mental Health Services.  

Policy Analysis Core: to promote the development of policy and practice and provide guidance and consultation on:

• Existing and proposed statutes;
• Regulations and directives;
• Other VA and non-VA policies as it relates to homeless services.

Model Development / Implementation Core: to support implementation of relevant research findings into clinical practice and develop and or evaluate practical, empirically-suggested care options through:

• Promoting model development;
• Providing technical assistance;
• Offering seed projects funding;
• Collaborating with leading experts.

Education / Dissemination Core: to disseminate evidence-based / emerging best practices and provide education / training for VA and community partners by:

• Developing uniform standards of care;
• Disseminating the knowledge gained through the efforts of the Cores;
• Designing and developing training methods that best serve and meet the needs of those groups utilizing the information.

Research / Methodology Core: to develop new empirical knowledge by conducting:

• Evaluation and assessment of practice models and program implementation;
• Health services research including analyses of patterns of resource utilization and access to and provision of services;
• Practice research including process and outcome studies of individual program initiatives;
• Population-based research including studies that provide assessments of the current scope of services and the gaps in services and resources available to Veterans.

The Center: Overview

The Center’s Mission and Goals 

The Center’s Preliminary Studies