Opening Doorsfederal strategic plan to
prevent and end homelessness
amendment 2012JU
NE 2012
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DATA
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Y To understand prevalence, characteristics, and needs of hom
eless youth
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resourcesM
ay require new resources
and/or legislative authority
involves federal, state, and local participation and collaboration
youth point-in-tim
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Local youth PIT counts
National study
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evaluations
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National estimate
of prevalence; im
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data systems
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and research
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s integration
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subpopulations
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interventionm
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core outcomes
Stable housing, positive connections,education, em
ployment,
and well-being
national study (National youth PIT count, household survey)
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Identify screening and assessm
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interventionm
odel
Strategies to build and coordinate
service capacityfor scaling up screening,
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e�ective intervention
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