AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Mobile Clinic Provides Comprehensive Medical Home for Homeless and At-Risk Youth, Reducing Use of Emergency Department and More Followup Care

Mobile Clinic Provides Comprehensive Medical Home for Homeless and At-Risk Youth, Reducing Use of Emergency Department and More Followup Care

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A collaborative partnership between Phoenix Children’s Hospital, HomeBase Youth Services, and Children’s Health Fund, Crews’n Healthmobile Homeless Youth Program operates a free-standing clinic and a mobile medical unit that provide hope and holistic health care to Arizona's homeless and at-risk youth and young families. Preventive and comprehensive services include medical, health education, and mental health services at numerous sites where homeless and other at-risk youth gather in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Through partnerships with community agencies, the clinic also provides referrals for needed followup services, including medical and dental care and social services. Regular program participants utilize the emergency department less frequently and are more likely to receive followup care, while both patients and providers report high levels of satisfaction with the program.

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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Mobile Clinic Provides Comprehensive Medical Home for Homeless and At-Risk Youth, Reducing Use of Emergency Department and More Followup Care