The Way Home: A Virtual Summit on Homelessness, Serious Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders

Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8 | 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT

Join SAMHSA’s Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) for a 2-day national online conversation about the most effective approaches to ending homelessness for individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

No travel required—attend directly from your own internet-connected computer. Join us for the whole summit or drop in to only those sessions that most appeal to you.

The program includes 30+ national experts, policy makers, and providers who will engage you in a variety of plenaries, roundtable discussions, and concurrent sessions.

Continuing education credits are available at no cost to registrants. Space is limited!

See the full agenda and more event information on the registration page.

Register for the Virtual Summit

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PLENARY 1 – August 7, 10:30 a.m. EDT

Connecting the Dots: Health, Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Housing

Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Dennis P. Culhane, Ph.D., Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania
Nan Roman, M.A., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Kristin Yavorsky, M.S.W., Office of Community Housing, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services
Moderator: Marty Fleetwood, J.D., Subject Matter Expert, HHRN/HomeBase

PLENARY 2 – August 8, 10:30 a.m. EDT

From Outreach to Housed, With Care

Louis Trevisan, M.D.,Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA
Brian Sims, M.D., Subject Matter Expert, HHRN/ National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Melodie Pazolt, Behavioral Health Programs and Recovery Supports Section Manager, Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Amanda Buccina, RN, Home-based Palliative Care RN, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, former Street Outreach RN
Moderator: Marty Fleetwood, J.D., Subject Matter Expert, HHRN/HomeBase