Advisory Board: Contra Costa Council on Homelessness
Subject: Coordinated Entry Updates: Approve new CC CE Housing Needs Assessment (ACTION ITEM)
Presenter: Mary Juarez-Fitzgerald, H3; Allison Mabb, Focus Strategies; Claire Burris, Focus Strategies
Contact: contracostacoc@cchealth.org
Information:
In 2022, Contra Costa County conducted a Coordinated Entry Evaluation and replacing the VI-SPDAT was a key recommendation. Nationally, the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has been found to perpetuate inequitable outcomes. In response, the County launched a redesign effort to
develop a customized assessment that is:
• trauma-informed,
• leveraging empirical data,
• grounded in local experience,
• prioritizing households at-risk of prolonged homelessness, and
• furthering fairness in the CES.
Focus Strategies used Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and Contra Costa Health System (CCHS) data to identify predictors of prolonged homelessness for people accessing the CES. These factors were used to design the HNA to prioritize households with the
greatest likelihood of prolonged homelessness without housing support
Referral History and Update:
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): Approve new CC CE Housing Needs Assessment (ACTION ITEM)