Community stakeholders gathered on September 8, 2017 for an input session on the program design for the Strategy D7: Provide Services and Rental Subsidies for Permanent Supportive Housing which is eligible for Measure H funding.This session was led and facilitated by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) staff in collaboration with Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).

At this session, stakeholders were invited to provide their experience, ideas, and best thinking to help shape what systems and programs could look like now that the County Board of Supervisors has approved Measure H funding recommendations for year one. For additional information about the background of the LA County Homeless Initiative and the Measure H process,visit the County of Los Angeles website at www.homeless.lacounty.gov.  A summary report of this session is now available on the LAHSA website for review. 

You are invited to submit additional input as public comment through this survey.

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* 1. What segment of the community do you represent?

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* 2. Did you attend the D7: Provide Services and Rental Subsidies for Permanent Supportive Housing session?

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* 3. Please provide your feedback for Strategy D7: Provide Services and Rental Subsidies for Permanent Supportive Housing

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* 4. Topic 1 - Service Provider Capacity: What Challenges will existing ICMS providers face as they seek to scale up the number of 
clients they serve?

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* 5. Topic 1 - Service Provider Capacity: What support can DHS, or LAHSA, or other entities provide to ICMS providers to help address these challenges for existing ICMS providers?

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* 6. Topic 1 - Service Provider Capacity: What challenges will new ICMS providers face as they enter into new contracts with DHS to provide ICMS services?  Are there any challenges that are unique to new ICMS providers?

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* 7. Topic 1 - Service Provider Capacity:What support can DHS, or LAHSA, or other entities provide to new ICMS providers to help address these challenges?

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* 8. Topic 1 - Service Provider Capacity: 1.  What are service providers’ needs related to recruitment and hiring, training, technical assistance, staff burn out, agency administrative capacity (human resources, finance, procurement, etc.), etc?

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* 9. Topic 2 - Integrated Services: What challenges will ICMS, Housing FSP, and CENS providers experience as they seek to work together as an integrated team and meet the needs of each individual client?

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* 10. Topic 2 - Integrated Services: How can the ICMS, Housing FSP, and CENS providers overcome these challenges?

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* 11. Topic 2 - Integrated Services:What support can the Health Agency (DHS, DMH, and DPH) provide to the services providers to help address these challenges?

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* 12. Topic 2 - Integrated Services: How should the integrated teams interface with other resources in the community such as the housing navigators, housing locators and outreach teams?  What recommendations to you have about the role of each?

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* 13. Topic 3 - Services in Existing Permanent Supportive Housing: What are the biggest challenges facing service providers in existing PSH projects?

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* 14. Topic 3 - Services in Existing Permanent Supportive Housing: How can D7 funding be used to address those challenges?

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* 15. Topic 3 - Services in Existing Permanent Supportive Housing: How can we make sure that D7 funds are used to increase the
amount of services provided in existing PSH projects and do not end up replacing other funding streams?  If D7 funding
replaces other funding then there may not be an increase in the needed services.

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* 16. Topic 3 - Services in Existing Permanent Supportive Housing : What questions are important to include on the proposed survey of existing PSH providers to make sure that we get the information needed to come up with a good plan for the use of the $7.5 million?

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* 17. Topic 3 - Services in Existing Permanent Supportive Housing: What recommendations does the group have for how to prioritize the use of D7 funding for existing PSH projects?

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