In this issue

• MTP Renewal
• 2023 Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Summit
• Survey: Supportive Housing Staff Intention to Address Sexual Health

July Trainings 

Supportive Housing Learning Collaborative 

Bending, but not Breaking: Healthy Grieving and Building Resilience  

• Monday, July 10  
   2 - 3 p.m.  
  

   Register    

Supportive Housing Learning Community Call

Using Permanent Supportive Housing Interventions in Transitional Housing Settings

• Wednesday, July 12  
   9:30 a.m. 
  

   Register   

Job Developers Community of Practice call

Utilizing Motivational Interviewing in Supported Employment: Listening for Change Talk  

• Thursday, July 13 
   9 - 10 a.m.  
  

   Register   

Supported Employment monthly webinar  

Can anyone who wants to work, work? 

In this webinar we will explore how to achieve zero exclusion in individual placement and support (IPS).

• Thursday, July 20  
   8:30 a.m. 
  

   *Link to be provided prior to meeting   

Buried in Treasures Learning Community 2023

Supporting people to address hoarding behaviors 

• Tuesday, July 25   
   10 a.m. 
  

   Register

Live captioning available: Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, are available for these events, on demand. Scheduling CART services requires a three-week lead-time. To request this accommodation, please submit a request to dawn.miller@hca.wa.gov as soon as possible. If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.

MTP Renewal

On June 30, 2023, CMS renewed MTP for another five years, beginning on July 1, 2023. By renewing MTP, our state can continue to develop innovative projects, activities, and services that improve Apple Health. In the renewal application, multiple changes to our existing MTP programs, as well as new changes, were proposed. CMS approved most of these changes.

Learn more about the renewal. 

2023 Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Summit

2023 Corporation for Supportive Housing Summit

The FCS team recently attended the 2023 Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Summit in Philadelphia, PA. FCS was featured in two of this year’s conference sessions:

• At the Intersection of Affordable Housing and Behavioral Health: Foundational Community Supports
• Creating Opportunities to Receive and Implement Tenant Feedback

The FCS team is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share the supported employment and supportive housing work being done across Washington at the 2023 CSH Summit.

Scott Tankersley presenting at the "At the intersection of affordable housing and behavioral health" session

Survey: Supportive Housing Staff Intention to Address Sexual Health

People living with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression experience more sexual health challenges than people without SMIs. These challenges can lead to significant physical and emotional distress, illness, and death. Despite this increased risk, individuals with SMI are less likely to receive support for their sexual health needs.

This study is aimed at exploring supportive housing provider attitudes and beliefs about discussing and addressing sexual health with service recipients (clients). The information you provide will be analyzed and results will inform professional training and education in the promotion of sexual health for service participants by supportive housing providers.

Individuals who participate in this study may elect to receive a $10 gift card for their time. This can be done by continuing to a separate compensation page following survey completion.

If you would like to participate in the study, or have questions, please contact Dawn Reinhardtwood.

Take the survey.