Georgia Department of Behavioral Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Health and Developmental

DisabilitiesDisabilities

Georgia Housing Voucher and Georgia Housing Voucher and Bridge Funding ProgramsBridge Funding Programs

SFY 2013 SFY 2013 A Year in ReviewA Year in Review

Settlement Agreement RequirementsSettlement Agreement Requirements

To provide Supported Housing and Bridge To provide Supported Housing and Bridge Funding to persons with Serious and Funding to persons with Serious and

Persistent Mental Illness.Persistent Mental Illness.

• Priority Priority • those currently being served in the State Hospitals those currently being served in the State Hospitals • frequently readmitted to the State Hospitalsfrequently readmitted to the State Hospitals• frequently seen in Emergency Roomsfrequently seen in Emergency Rooms• chronically homelesschronically homeless• and/or who are being released from jails or and/or who are being released from jails or

prisons. prisons.

100 Served by July 1, 2011100 Served by July 1, 2011

Result: 122 Result: 122 122% of Goal 122% of Goal

500 Served by July 1, 2012500 Served by July 1, 2012Result: 637Result: 637 127% of Goal 127% of Goal

800 Served by July 1, 2013800 Served by July 1, 2013Result: 1,002 Result: 1,002 127% of Goal 127% of Goal

% GHVP with “O” income% GHVP with “O” income 47% 47%

Monthly Program PaymentMonthly Program Payment $400,000$400,000

Average State Wide RentAverage State Wide Rent $509.54 $509.54

July 2011 July 2012July 2011 July 2012July 2013July 2013

## % % ## % % ## %%

HomelessHomeless 26 17% 357 47% 26 17% 357 47% 589 589 50%50%IntensiveIntensive 61 41% 156 21% 61 41% 156 21% 187 187 16%16%HospitalsHospitals 11 7% 70 9% 11 7% 70 9% 196 196 17%17%FamiliesFamilies 33 22% 67 9% 33 22% 67 9% 89 89 8%8%PrisonsPrisons 0 0 % 3 0% 0 0 % 3 0% 5 5 0%0%OtherOther 20 13% 102 14% 20 13% 102 14%

104 9%104 9%

ReferralsReferrals

GHVP Status ReportGHVP Status Report Total Authorized for HousingTotal Authorized for Housing 1,2531,253 Total Number Served Total Number Served 1,0021,002 Current Residential PlacementsCurrent Residential Placements 762 762 Total Program MonthsTotal Program Months 11,520 11,520 Approved and Looking for HousingApproved and Looking for Housing

7979 Number of PropertiesNumber of Properties 350 350 Number of ProvidersNumber of Providers 45 45 Number of Individuals Transferred to DCA HCV Number of Individuals Transferred to DCA HCV

55 55 Number of CountiesNumber of Counties 74 74 Hospital census decline from approximately 600 to <300Hospital census decline from approximately 600 to <300

Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures

Housing Stability (#< 6 months Leaving/#> 6 Housing Stability (#< 6 months Leaving/#> 6 months in Housing)months in Housing) 55/68055/680 92%92%

DBHDD/HUD StandardDBHDD/HUD Standard 77%77% Above (Below) DBHDD/HUD Standard 15%Above (Below) DBHDD/HUD Standard 15%

Reengagement (# Successfully Engaged/# of Reengagement (# Successfully Engaged/# of “Negative Leavers”) 32/155 “Negative Leavers”) 32/155 21% 21%

DBHDD StandardDBHDD Standard 10%10% Above (Below) StandardAbove (Below) Standard 11% 11%

Long Term Housing StabilityLong Term Housing Stability

SFY 2011 Program Participants 91 out of 118 SFY 2011 Program Participants 91 out of 118 77% 77%

SFY 2012 Program Participants 424 out of 517 SFY 2012 Program Participants 424 out of 517 82% 82%

SFY 2013 Program Participants 352 out of 376 SFY 2013 Program Participants 352 out of 376 94% 94%

SFY 2014 Program Participants 41 out of 41 SFY 2014 Program Participants 41 out of 41 100% 100%

Total Placed 908 out of 1052 Total Placed 908 out of 1052 86%86%

Bridge FundingBridge Funding Providing funds for deposits, household Providing funds for deposits, household

necessities, and living expenses until the necessities, and living expenses until the individual receives supplemental income.individual receives supplemental income.

90 by 201190 by 2011 ActualActual 122 136% of Goal122 136% of Goal 360 by 2012360 by 2012 ActualActual 523 145% of Goal523 145% of Goal 270 by 2013270 by 2013 ActualActual 383383 147% of Goal 147% of Goal

Bridge FundingBridge Funding % of Funds% of Funds Total Spent Total Spent

Provider FeeProvider Fee 23%23% $275,750$275,750 FurnishingsFurnishings 26%26% $315,050$315,050 Household ItemsHousehold Items 9% 9% $108,274$108,274 Utility DepositsUtility Deposits 5% 5% $ 59,900$ 59,900 Security DepositsSecurity Deposits 8% 8% $100,274$100,274 11stst & 2 & 2ndnd Month Rent Month Rent 23%23% $283,661$283,661 OtherOther 6% 6% $ 72,331$ 72,331

Total $1,215,240Total $1,215,240

Keys to SuccessKeys to Success Leadership, capacity, staff, and decision Leadership, capacity, staff, and decision

making authority at the regional level. making authority at the regional level. Referral system based on meeting the Referral system based on meeting the

individual’s needs.individual’s needs. Development of a strong hospital Development of a strong hospital

discharge-planning infrastructure made discharge-planning infrastructure made up of hospital staff, regional DBHDD up of hospital staff, regional DBHDD staff, and providers expediting housing staff, and providers expediting housing placements.placements.

Keys to SuccessKeys to Success Strong coordination between PATH teams Strong coordination between PATH teams

(People Assisting The Homeless) and ACT teams (People Assisting The Homeless) and ACT teams (Assertive Community Treatment) creating a (Assertive Community Treatment) creating a seamless system of homeless outreach, service seamless system of homeless outreach, service coordination, and housing (Atlanta including coordination, and housing (Atlanta including partnership with United Way)partnership with United Way)

Conducted regional trainings during the year Conducted regional trainings during the year to develop provider understanding of to develop provider understanding of community housing resources and program community housing resources and program administration.administration.

GHVP’s Strategic ValueGHVP’s Strategic Value

As a “first in” resource, GHVP with As a “first in” resource, GHVP with it’s ability to quickly react and forge it’s ability to quickly react and forge immediate cooperative relationships, immediate cooperative relationships, can then bring other main stream can then bring other main stream resources (e.g. HCV) to bear, resources (e.g. HCV) to bear, minimizing risk to those programs, minimizing risk to those programs, or disrupting their more defined or disrupting their more defined policies and procedures.policies and procedures.

New InitiativesNew Initiatives Collaboration with the Department of Community Affairs to Collaboration with the Department of Community Affairs to

transition those on the GHVP to that agency’s Housing transition those on the GHVP to that agency’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Initial commitment of Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Initial commitment of 50% of all vouchers turned over during the next 2 years. 50% of all vouchers turned over during the next 2 years. 55 transferred with new coordinated effort to accelerate 55 transferred with new coordinated effort to accelerate use.use.

Partnership with the Veterans Administration. Providing Partnership with the Veterans Administration. Providing bridge funding to those with a VASH housing voucher to bridge funding to those with a VASH housing voucher to expedite full rental assistance resource utilization (19 to expedite full rental assistance resource utilization (19 to date).date).

Alliance with the City of Atlanta’s “Homeless No More” Alliance with the City of Atlanta’s “Homeless No More” program to move high risk chronic homeless individuals program to move high risk chronic homeless individuals into a GHVP supportive housing voucher (21 to date).into a GHVP supportive housing voucher (21 to date).

Future ChallengesFuture Challenges Working with the Department of Corrections to Working with the Department of Corrections to

create the necessary transition infrastructure to create the necessary transition infrastructure to move those with SPMI from the prison system that move those with SPMI from the prison system that require housing support and are ineligible for require housing support and are ineligible for other forms of assistance.other forms of assistance.

Programmatic evaluation that measures GHVP’s Programmatic evaluation that measures GHVP’s impact on homelessness, hospital utilization, impact on homelessness, hospital utilization, emergency room visits, and incarceration.emergency room visits, and incarceration.

State wide cross agency data system to target State wide cross agency data system to target resources and measure outcomes across agency resources and measure outcomes across agency silos.silos.

Expanding supply of available 1 bedroom units.Expanding supply of available 1 bedroom units.

Additional Resource Strategies (Supply)Additional Resource Strategies (Supply) Outreach to other Public Housing Outreach to other Public Housing

Authorities with rental assistance (PHAs) Authorities with rental assistance (PHAs) for a person with a disability preference.for a person with a disability preference.

Creation of preferences in existing tax Creation of preferences in existing tax credit propertiescredit properties

Outreach to existing PHA owned properties Outreach to existing PHA owned properties for preferences.for preferences.

Outreach to existing USDA Section 515 Outreach to existing USDA Section 515 properties in rural areas that have rental properties in rural areas that have rental subsidies.subsidies.

Implementation StrategiesImplementation Strategies ““Mental Health First Aid” to property Mental Health First Aid” to property

mangers to gain wider property owner mangers to gain wider property owner acceptance of target population.acceptance of target population.

““Housing 101” training to providers to Housing 101” training to providers to increase knowledge of other community increase knowledge of other community resources.resources.

Regional “Boot Camps” to bring wide range Regional “Boot Camps” to bring wide range of stakeholders together to create unified of stakeholders together to create unified streamlined local systems together.streamlined local systems together.

Implementation StrategiesImplementation Strategies Encourage a Georgia Supportive Housing Encourage a Georgia Supportive Housing

Conference to examine strategies annually.Conference to examine strategies annually. Create prison and jail discharge planning Create prison and jail discharge planning

infrastructure of transition specialists linked to infrastructure of transition specialists linked to DBHDD’s regional and provider network.DBHDD’s regional and provider network.

DBHDD and DCA to meet quarterly and report DBHDD and DCA to meet quarterly and report on effectiveness of reaching the DOJ goal and on effectiveness of reaching the DOJ goal and adjust committed resources as indicated.adjust committed resources as indicated.

Regular reporting to the wider advocate Regular reporting to the wider advocate community and Georgia General Assembly on community and Georgia General Assembly on progress.progress.