Georgia Supportive Housing Association
Third Annual Statewide Conference Archive
2013


Presentations Education Day

Progress Report on the Supportive Housing Settlement Goals

Doug Scott—Housing Director for DBHDD

 

Peer Support Specialists Advice to Property Managers

Facilitator: Sherry Jenkins Tucker, Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network.

 

Mental Health First Aid – An introduction

Rebecca Farley, Director of Policy and Advocacy, National Council for Behavioral Health

 

Fair Housing Responsibilities for Supportive Housing Managers. What is “Reasonable Accommodation” and how does it apply to criminal background standards.

Lionel LaGrone, Director of Enforcement, Metro Fair Housing

 

Supportive Employment in collaboration with Supportive Housing providers

Ruby Moore

 

Housing Options for Criminal Justice Re-entry

Ryan Moser, Eastern Regional Vice President for Corporation for Supportive Housing

 

Presentations Policy Day

Housing for persons with Developmental Disabilities—Fitting the Housing to the needs of clients. Housing Policy and programs that will meet the needs of the Settlement (FY 2015)

Robert Bell, Director of Community Support, DBHDD, Division of Developmental Disabilities

 

Housing Models that fit Re-entry from the Criminal Justice System

Michael Nail, Executive Director, State Board of Pardons and Paroles

 

Housing Models that fit Re-entry from the Criminal Justice System

Ryan Moser, Eastern Regional Vice President for Corporation for Supportive Housing

 

Plenary Luncheon Keynote:  In Order to House Everyone, We Must Tear Down Some Walls…

Richard Cho, Policy Director, U.S. Interagency Council on  Homelessness

 

Georgia Outcomes and Client Satisfaction Results

Khurran “Ko” Hassan, MPH, Advantage Consulting, LLC

Kimberly Jacob Arriola, Ph.D., MPH, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

 

Plenary Session: Developing Supportive Housing in Georgia

Chris Gault—Mental Health Director, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Don Watt—V.P. for Communications, Department fo Community Affairs