GH CAN Operations Committee 1/17/18

Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network

Operations Agenda

Wednesday, January 17^th, 2018

In Attendance:

Sam Antunes – CHR

Janet Bermudez – Hands On Hartford

Manuel Cadena – Catholic Charities

Rochelle Currie – The Connection

Sarah DiMaio – Salvation Army Marshall House

Fred Faulkner – The Open Hearth

Angel Fernandez- The Open Hearth

Kyren McCrorey – The Open Hearth

Amber Higgins – CHR

Heather Pilarcik – South Park Inn

Natalie Ramos – ImmaCare

Amy Robinson – US Department of Veteran Affairs

Chris Robinson – Salvation Army

Elizabeth Hyde – CRT

1.      Case Conferences:

a.      145613

b.      183835

2.      Young Adult Services Presentation – Seweryn Borucki

a.       Young Adult Services through DMHAS is a program for young adults age 18-25.  The level of care provided is just under inpatient hospitalization.  To be eligible for the program, these youth must demonstrate SMI.  It is a voluntary program.  About ½ of the program participants are through DCF, the other half are community referrals.  There are a number of therapists, and each team has 5-6 case managers  DMHAS is a treater of last resort, and tries to consistently refer to community based mental health services. 

3.      Coordinated Entry

a.      Cold Weather Updates – Sarah DiMaio

                                                    i.     The warming center continues to be at capacity most nights.

                                                   ii.     Shelters should continue taking referrals from the Warming Center to fill available beds.

b.      Point In Time Count Updates – Cat Damato and Crane Cesario

                                                    i.     Training will be held tomorrow at CRT from 5:00PM-7:00PM.  Training for the Youth Count will be held on Monday from 5-6PM at My Sisters’ Place

4.      Outreach Cards and New Referrals – Mollie Greenwood

a.      A draft of the upcoming Homeless Outreach Cards was distributed, please email Journey Home if there are any errors.

5.      Coordinated Exit

a.      Recently Housed - Lisa Quach

b.      Changes to the Housing Matching Schedule – Beginning in February the Rapid ReHousing Matching meeting will merge with the Individuals Coordinated Exit meeting so that there will be one monthly meeting for all housing resources for individuals.

c.      Housing Data – see p.2

6.      Leadership Updates – Crane Cesario

7.      Announcements

a.      CT Department of Housing has made Capital Funding available for shelter improvements.  See DOH website for more information.

b.      Beginning in January this committee’s meeting schedule will be changing to meet on the first and third week of each month.  Check your email for an updated link for the CAN calendar.

c.      As of January 1, 2018 Logisticare will no longer be providing non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) in CT.  A new company has the DSS contract now: VEYO, a part of Total Transit Company.  To request rides for medical appointments that will take place on or after January 1, 2018, the new telephone number to call is: 1-85-478-7350.  Clients must still request rides 48 hours in advance.  VETO has established a local call center that is available with 24/7/365 access for trips on or after January 1, 2018.  The call center number is 1-855-478-7350.