Healing Hands Archive

Healing Hands, a publication of the HCH Clinicians’ Network, melds scientific knowledge with the experience of clinicians working in Health Care for the Homeless. The Network’s Communications Committee selects and prioritizes topics for this bimonthly publication, which reflects issues of concern to direct service providers and program administrators who serve people experiencing homelessness. This page lists is the of the chronological index of issues. In addition, you may wish to refer to the issues by topics.

2019
Date	Issue
June 2019	Treatment Models for Non-Opioid Substance Use Amongst Populations Experiencing Homelessness
April 2019	Non-Opioid Substance Use, Mental Health, & Homelessness

2018
Date	Issue
July 2018	Shelter-Based Care for Homeless Populations
May 2018	Housing Solutions for People Experiencing Homelessness
January 2018	Patient-Centered Care: Case Studies on End of Life

2017
Date	Issue
October 2017	Preventive Care
January 2017	Best Practices and Considerations for Wound Care

2016
Date	Issue
September 2016	Substance Abuse Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
July 2016	Care Coordination

2015
Date	Issue
Fall 2015	Dental and Vision Care for Homeless Patients
Winter 2015	‘Seeing People as they See Themselves’: Health Care and Access for Transgender Individuals Experiencing Homelessness ‘Seeing People’ (citation version)

2014
Date	Issue
Fall 2014	A Troubled Homecoming: Understanding and Treating Veterans Experiencing Homelessness A Troubled Homecoming (citation version)
Summer 2014	Partnering with People for Life-Saving Care
Spring 2014	Sufficient Sleep: A Necessity, Not a Luxury
Winter 2014	Tuberculosis: A Persistent Threat to Public Health

2012
Date	Issue
Fall 2012	Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy Among Women Experiencing Homelessness
Summer 2012	Addressing Family Homelessness
Spring 2012	Pursuing National Quality Recognition
Winter 2012	Compassion Fatigue: The High Cost of Caring

2013
Date	Issue
Fall 2013	Speaking from Experience: The Power of Peer Specialists
Spring 2013	Hepatitis C Update
Winter 2013	Clinical Leadership in the Health Care for the Homeless Setting

2011
Date	Issue
Fall 2011	No Place at the Table: Hunger and Homelessness
May 2011	Enhancing Leadership & Management Skills for Successful HCH Projects
March 2011	STDs: A Hidden Epidemic

2010
Date	Issue
December 2010	Trauma Informed Care
October 2010	When the Bough Breaks: Families Experiencing Homelessness
August 2010	Butt Out: Homelessness & Smoking Cessation
June 2010	Working to Eliminate Barriers to Care for Homeless People
April 2010	Kidney Disease: Prevention & Early Detection of a Silent Killer
February 2010	Workplace Violence: What You Need to Know

2009
Date	Issue
December 2009	Caring for Clients with Comorbid Psychiatric & Medical Illnesses
October 2009	Engaging Adolescents Who Are Homeless in Care
August 2009	Relationship between Housing and Health Care
June 2009	Research in HCH Settings: Advancing Quality in Primary Care
April 2009	Mitigating Homeless Children’s Risk for Developmental Delay
February 2009	Meeting the Challenge of Comorbid Mental Illness & Substance Related Disorders

2008
Date	Issue
December 2008	The Specter of Liver Disease
October 2008	Tools to Help Clinicians Achieve Effective Discharge Planning
August 2008	The Presence of Spirituality in Healing
June 2008	Use of Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Homeless Health Care
April 2008	Aging on the Streets
February 2008	Traumatic Brain Injury: Emerging Tools for Assessment and Care

2007
Date	Issue
December 2007	Exposure-Related Conditions: Symptoms & Prevention Strategies
October 2007	Pediatric Oral Health: What Every HCH Provider Should Know
August 2007	Diabetes: Health Care’s Burgeoning Beast
June 2007	HCH Staff Recruitment & Retention: Unique Problems, Innovative Solutions
April 2007	Medical Respite Care: An Integral Part of the Homeless Care Continuum
February 2007	Case Management For Homeless Clients Who Are Not Obviously Disabled

2006
Date	Issue
December 2006	Homeless People at Higher Risk for CA-MRSA, HIV and TB
October 2006	Addiction on the Streets: Clinical Interventions
August 2006	Which Is It: ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or PTSD?
May 2006	Integrating Primary & Behavioral Health Care for Homeless People
February 2006	The Challenges of Supervision in HCH: Helping Staff Succeed

2005
Date	Issue
November 2005	Preventing Chronic Homelessness Among Youth
August 2005	Heart of the Matter: Managing and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
June 2005	Homelessness Challenges Infants’ Social-Emotional Development
April 2005	Nurses: On the Front Lines of Health Care for Homeless People
February 2005	Bugs That Bite: Helping Homeless People and Shelter Staff Cope

2004
Date	Issue
December 2004	Keeping Homeless People Out of the Justice System: The HCH Role
October 2004	Pain Management: Reducing Disparities for Homeless Patients
August 2004	Disaster Planning Requires Time, Resources, Collaboration
June 2004	Wound Care Difficult for Homeless Patients and Providers
April 2004	Rx for Homeless Patients Present Financial, Medical Challenges
February 2004	HCH Clinicians Can Help Homeless People Die with Dignity

2002
Date	Issue
December 2002	The HCH Clinicians’ Network: Eight Years and Counting
October 2002	Dealing with Disability: Physical Impairments & Homelessness
September 2002	Health Disparities Collaboratives: Closing the Gap between Knowledge & Practice
June 2002	Crossing to Safety: Transgender Health & Homelessness
April 2002	Electronic Information Systems In Homeless Health Care
February 2002	Renewal & Resiliency in Our Work
January 2002	Paso a Paso: Step-by-Step Toward Cultural Competence

2001
Date	Issue
October 2001	Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care
August 2001	Pregnant and Homeless
June 2001	Single Males: The Homeless Majority
April 2001	Heart of the Matter: Hypertension & Homelessness
February 2001	Are We Making a Difference?

2000
Date	Issue
December 2000	Short of Breath: A Winter’s Tale of Asthma, COPD & Homelessness
October 2000	Mental Illness, Chronic Homelessness: An American Disgrace
August 2000	Women’s Health Care: Show Me the Way to Go Home
June 2000	Eliciting Behavioral Change: Tools for HCH Clinicians
April 2000	Clinicians as Advocates
February 2000	Protecting the Mental Health of Homeless Children & Youth

1999
Date	Issue
December 1999	Coping with Stress, Creating & Maintaining Hope
October 1999	Diabetes Care: Old Challenges, New Strategies
August 1999	Integrated, Interdisciplinary Models of Care
June 1999	Highlights of the HCH Conference
April 1999	Trauma & Homelessness
March 1999	Chronic Hepatitis C: Silent Intruder, Insidious Threat
January 1999	Tuberculosis & Homelessness: Metaphor for Our Time

1998
Date	Issue
December 1998	Spirituality as a Clinical Tool: Care for the Homeless Mentally Ill
November 1998	Operation Safety Net: Outreach to Unsheltered Homeless People
October 1998	Health Care for Homeless Children: A Clinician’s Perspective
September 1998	Network to Study HIV and Homelessness
July 1998	Bridging the Gap: What We Know and Don’t Know about Dual Diagnosis