PURPOSE

1. Educate the public and specialty organizations

2. Promote a supportive housing plan for the state based on need

3. Explore new strategies and programs

4. Develop future changes in state policy and programs

5. Facilitate the collaboration between affordable housing organizations and social service organizations

6. Promote policies and programs that will expand the state’s supportive housing capacity.

TARGETED PARTICIPANTS

GSHA members; Community Service Boards; Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Providers; Consumers; State and Local Government Officials; Housing Authorities; Legislators;  Tax Credit Developers; Service Organizations; Researchers;  Shelter Plus Care Providers; Re-entry and probation staff; Media.

 CONFERENCE SUPPORT FROM:

The Georgia Association of Community Service Boards; The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; The Corporation for Supportive Housing; Cobb/Douglas Community Service Board; Caring Works; Paces Foundation.

                   CONFERENCE EDUCATION DAY PROGRAM

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Registration and Continental Breakfast—8:00 to 9:00

                9:00 to 9:15

I.                   Progress Report on the  Supportive Housing Settlement Goals

·        Doug Scott—Housing Director for DBHDD

 9:15 to 10:30

II.                 Rent Subsidies from DBHDD Georgia Vouchers, DCA Section 8 Vouchers, and Atlanta Housing Authority Section 8 Vouchers.

·        Doug Scott—Housing Director DBHDD

·        Troy McQueen—Regional Transition Coordinator for Region 3 DBHDD

 Break 10:30 to 10:45

           10:45 to 11:45                 

III.              Peer Support Specialists Advice to Property Managers

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

·         Danton Sealy, CPS, CPRP, CARES

·         James Guffey, CPS, CARES

·         Roslind Hayes, CPS, CARES

·         Jason Bearden, CEO, Highland Rivers Community Service Board

Lunch 11:45 to 12:15

         12:15 to 1:15

IV.             Mental Health First Aid – An introduction

Facilitator: Tod Citron

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

         1:15 to 2:15

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

Facilitator: Talley Wells, Atlanta Legal Aid

·        Lionel LaGrone, Director of Enforcement, Metro Fair Housing

2:15 to 3:15

VI.             Supportive Employment in collaboration with Supportive Housing providers

Facilitator: Jason Bearden

·        Doug Crandell

·        Ruby Moore

·        Kathleen Varda

VII.    Housing Options for Criminal Justice Re-entry

Facilitator: Paul Bolster, GSHA Executive Director

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

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  Separate Education Day Registration:
$75 for non-members
$55 for members

To register for the Education Day Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e83cckn43037e794 

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CONFERENCE POLICY DAY PROGRAM

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

 Registration and Continental  Breakfast - 7:30 to 8:30 AM

 Plenary Session 8:30-10:30

Introduction — Paul Bolster, Executive Director, GSHA

            “ The Conference and Association Agenda”

 ▪ Consumers tell their story

 ▪ Dialogue between Corrections and Behavioral Health

  Commissioner Brian Owens, Georgia Department of Corrections

 “The State Prison Reform and the Need for Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities”

  Commissioner Frank Berry, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

“The Need, Outcomes, and Plans to expand the state’s supportive housing capacity—Going beyond the Settlement”

 ▪Dr Stephanie McCladdie, Regional Director for Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).

 “Federal help for the expansion of supportive housing—Now and in the future.”

              Morning Break 10:30 to 10:45

 Break out Sessions  10:45 to 12:00

 §         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)

Facilitator: Shannon Harvey, CEO River Edge Behavioral Health System

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

 ·         David Zilles, Parent Advocate for Individuals with Disabilities

 ·         Ryan Whitmire, State Program Manager, FACES, Lutheran Services of Georgia

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

Facilitator:  Douglas Scott, Director of Supportive Housing, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

o       Ryan Mosier, Eastern Region Vice President for Corporation for Supportive Housing

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

o       Carol Collard, Executive Director, Caring Works, Inc.

 §         Housing and Criminal Justice Collaboration—Advantage Behavioral Health and Board of Pardons and Paroles

Facilitator: Jason Bearden, CEO, Highland Rivers Community Service Board.

o       Erika Johnson, Program Specialist, State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

o       Dr. Cindy Darden, CEO Advantage Behavioral Health, Athens Georgia.

o       Erin Anderson, Program Specialist, State Board of Pardons and Paroles

 Plenary Luncheon with Keynote Speaker 12:15-1:00

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

 Plenary Session: Georgia Outcomes and Client Satisfaction Results 1:00-2:00

            Results from the evaluation of three SAMHSA homeless grants.

            Facilitator: Carol Collard, Executive Director of Caring Works.

·        CaringWorks

·        River Edge Community Service Board

·        Cobb Community Service Board

·        Families First

Speakers:

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

·        Angela Synder, PhD, MPH, Georgia State University

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

            Plenary Session: Developing Supportive Housing in Georgia 2:00 -3:15

§         A report from the Service Provider – Housing Provider Roundtable

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

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

 §         A report from the Homeless Policy Academy—Moving Forward. 2:15-3:15

Mr. John Bassett, Policy Academy Coordinator, Department of Community Affairs.

 Plenary—Town Hall Meeting 3:15-4:00

            Where do we go from here?

The Georgia  Supportive Housing Policy Agenda

What have we learned today and where are we going as a state and as advocates? How do we increase the state’s capacity to provide supportive housing?

The GSHA Legislative Agenda—Comments and suggestions

 Ending Reception – Ideas come out over Coffee, Cookies, and Ice Cream  4:00-4:15

 

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