Opening Doorsfederal strategic plan to

prevent and end homelessness

amendment 2012JU

NE 2012

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DATA

STRATEG

Y To understand prevalence, characteristics, and needs of hom

eless youth

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CITY STR

ATEGY

To support improved service delivery 2020

May require new

resourcesM

ay require new resources

and/or legislative authority

involves federal, state, and local participation and collaboration

youth point-in-tim

e (pit) countsFeasibility ofcoordinating local counts

Local youth PIT counts

National study

Feasibility and value ofintegration

Integration

Strategiesand

evaluations

Regularizedestim

atesand data

Developresearch-inform

ed intervention m

odel(prelim

inary)

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pactson core

outcomes

National estimate

of prevalence; im

proved data on needs and characteristics

Methods,

data systems

Existing service gaps, resources,

and research

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s integration

Develop and evaluateinnovations in servicedelivery for hom

elessyouth and priority

subpopulations

Improved

interventionm

odels

core outcomes

Stable housing, positive connections,education, em

ployment,

and well-being

national study (National youth PIT count, household survey)

Supportnationaldialogue

Identify screening and assessm

ent tools and e�ective interventions

Disseminate

interventionm

odel

Strategies to build and coordinate

service capacityfor scaling up screening,

assessment, and

e�ective intervention

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