Welcome
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Joanne C. Gampel, M.A., Social Science Analyst, CHAB/DSCA/CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockville, MD

CSAT Recovery Month Presentation
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Ivette A. Torres, M.Ed., M.S., Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockville, MD

HRSA Support of Services for People Who Are Homeless
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	Jean Hochron, M.P.H., Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD
	The session will address programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including programs providing critical services to persons who are homeless, linkage opportunities with existing HRSA grantees, and HRSA funding opportunities.

Coming Full Circle: Telling Our Story, Sustaining Our Progress
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	Facilitator: Julia Tripp, Program Associate, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Randolph, MA
	Ramon Olguin, CADC II, Counselor/Relapse Prevention Specialist, TI16457-Central City Concern, Portland, OR
	Sharon Birckett, Higher Education Specialist, Gaudenzia, Inc., Norristown, PA
	Herminio (Herman) Maldonado, Service Coordinator/Forensic Peer Specialist, Pathways to Housing, New York, NY
	The journey of recovery from the depths of despair to a life of meaning and purpose remains among the most inspiring stories of our times. This panel presentation will tie the conference theme together through three passionate, powerful spokespersons and agents of change who are helping transform the human service system to better meet the needs of the people it serves. They have learned through personal experience what is and what is not effective and what needs to change. They are in partnership with service providers while spearheading an important consumer empowerment movement.

Strange Bedfellows: Exploring the Relationship of Federally Qualified Health Centers and Health Care for the Homeless Programs With Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers
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	James O’Connell, M.D., President and Street Physician, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA
	The relationship of hospitals and academic medical centers with health care for homeless (HCH) programs has evolved over the past decade. Much of the care for urban homeless populations, particularly individuals who are chronically homeless, has been delivered in emergency departments and during hospital admissions. Continuity and quality of care for these individuals are improved when HCH clinicians are directly involved in the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning for these individuals with complex medical and mental health illnesses. Such coordination of care offers potential for minimizing lengths of stay while reducing costly hospital re-admissions. This session will explore the successes and failures of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program’s journey as a federally qualified health center working with two major teaching hospitals.

Closing Remarks
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Charlene E. Le Fauve, Ph.D., Chief, CHAB/DSCA/CSAT/SAMHSA, Rockville, MD