From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 11:49 AM
Subject: SSVF PROGRAM UPDATE Feb 11, 2022
Attachments: CONSENT FOR PRODUCTION AND USE OF VERBAL OR WRITTEN
STATEMENTS.pdf; REQUEST FOR AND AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE HEALTH INFORMATION.pdf
NOTE: This
weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared
with valuable partners for awareness.
NEW: SPECIAL
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: A Tool for Staff Support
REMINDER: SSVF Monthly Repository Upload Notice
REMINDER: Request for Success Stories for
Upcoming SSVF Annual Report (see attachments)
RESOURCE: National
Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Connected Health: A Discussion of Virtual
Tools February 16, 2022 at 1:00pm EST
RESOURCE: VHA Training: The Role of Family
Members in PTSD Treatment February 16, 2022 at 2:00pm EST
NEW: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMNT
Tool for Staff Support: The ongoing COVID health emergency has placed
significant strains on your agencies and staff. We continue to witness the
extraordinary efforts you have taken to help meet the needs of the most
vulnerable among us, despite these incredible demands. One source of potential
support that may again become available are in-person conferences. In addition
to their training benefit, conferences are opportunities to interact with
colleagues and refuel. Through the end of the fiscal year, as the SSVF program
office will not be sponsoring an in-person national conference or spring
regional meetings, funding that normally would be used by grantees to support
such travel can support other in-person training. This allowable expense would
be in addition to the 1% already allowed for staff education. As always, any
training supported with SSVF funds must relate directly to the provision of
services to homeless Veterans and their families or training that would enhance
SSVF staff development as it relates to their position.
We hope this modest change will give you another tool for
staff support.
REMINDER: SSVF Monthly Repository Upload Notice
Beginning in March 2022, the SSVF Monthly Upload process
will include data quality checks regarding accurate and timely reporting of
Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA) provided to Veteran households. These
checks will include additional email notifications to grantees whose uploads contain TFA amounts per household that are either
too high or too low. To assist with this effort, upload periods will be
adjusted as follows:
Month |
First Upload Due Date |
Final Upload Due Date |
March |
Wednesday, March 2 |
Monday, March 7 |
April |
Monday, April 4 |
Thursday, April 7 |
May |
Tuesday, May 3 |
Saturday, May 7 |
June |
Thursday, June 2 |
Tuesday, June 7 |
July |
Tuesday, July 5 |
Thursday, July 7 |
August |
Tuesday, August 2 |
Sunday, August 7 |
September |
Friday, September 2 |
Wednesday, September 7 |
October |
Monday, October 3 |
Friday, October 7 |
Please make sure these dates are marked on your calendars,
and that data entry staff are aware of the extra scrutiny TFA data will receive
in the coming calendar year.
REMINDER: Request for Success Stories for Upcoming SSVF Annual Report (see attachments)
The SSVF Program Office is seeking success stories to
publish in the upcoming SSVF Annual Report, which is shared with Congress and
other stakeholders. Please send your signed consent
forms (2 total) and completed questionnaire below to: ssvf@va.gov and Mark_Silverbush@abtassoc.com.
Required
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ROI
§
Match:
Services and TFA match the Assistance Type provided
o
Provide
Assistance Type (HP or RRH)
o
Provide
an overview of key services and TFA used
§
Journey:
There’s a clear path from:
o
How
the Veteran became homeless or came to need HP or RRH assistance
o
The
homeless/housing situation they were in at entry
o
The
intervention provided
o
The result of SSVF service, including where they went
§
Veteran
HH Type and Composition Basics:
o
For
HHs w/children, how many children and adults?
o
For
HHs without children, how many adults,
o
Who
is the Veteran?
§
Grantee
ID
§
Geographical
location of Veteran HH
Optional/Preferred
§
Reason
for sustainability at exit
§
Picture
§
Diversity
o
Gender/HH
type/Ethnicity/Military Branch
§
Name
of Veteran allowed to be shared
RESOURCE: National Center on Homelessness
Among Veterans Connected Health: A Discussion of Virtual Tools February 16, 2022 at 1:00pm EST
The mission of the VHA Connected Health
Implementation is to test, evaluate and inform the development and adoption of
mobile apps that deliver value to Veterans, caregivers and
VA health care providers. VA care has undergone transformation in four key
areas: access, satisfaction, quality, and cost. This presentation will
demonstrate the need for virtual care tools in the care of homeless Veterans
and the ways in which these tools can improve access, satisfaction, quality,
and cost for this population.
Registration: To receive credit for attending VA employees need to register in TMS before the training begins. To find a course when logging into TMS: Go to Learning, scroll down to My Learning, type in course # and Title VA Item TMS ID 131002158 National
Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Connected Health: A Discussion of Virtual
Tools. Be sure to click Register Now rather
than Assign to Me or Start
Course.
VA staff register here Non-VA staff
register here
For audio: Please use computer and connect audio through the ADOBE Connect speakers
RESOURCE: VHA Training: The Role of Family
Members in PTSD Treatment February 16, 2022 at 2:00pm EST
This live, knowledge-based webinar will
provide information from the perspectives of Veterans, family members and VA
clinicians regarding family-inclusive care. The presentation will include
specific advice for health care teams about how and when to discuss family
involvement in care with Veterans, as well as outlining a number of brief protocols that have
been developed specifically for Veterans and their loved ones.
Access Links: Non-VA employees click here.
VA employees click here.
Please note: If you require assistance, please contact the VHA TRAIN Help Desk
by email at: VHATRAIN@va.gov
With Regards,
SSVF Program Office
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-424-3838
Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255