Tools for Support Staff to Create Conversations

For homeless services staff, the Statewide Homeless/HIV Integration Project (SH/HIP) finds and develops resources to support your efforts to bring HIV/AIDS into your work. Resources are designed to support you to:

• Create HIV conversations with homeless individuals
• Offer HIV support to homeless individuals

Tools for providers are designed with you in mind. Many tools are developed as a result of your requests and ideas.

For information on resources (including fact sheets, reports, guidelines) on HIV and homelessness, go to our Resources page.

For information on tools for specific providers, review the list below:

• For Providers who work with People Experiencing Homelessness
• For Providers who work with Substance Users
• For Providers who work with GLBTQ Youth
• For Health and Human Service Providers who Work with GLBTQ People

Suggestions?
If you have an idea for a resource or tool that supports your HIV integration effort in a homeless shelter, let us know!
Give us your suggestions for resources!


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For Providers Who Work with People Experiencing Homelessness

• Cue Card: Getting Started Having Conversations about HIV Risk Reduction
• Cue Card: Integrating HIV into Homeless Service Settings
• Cue Card: Supported Referrals
• Cue Cards: Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma
  This Cue Card was developed by SPHERE and is the size of an index card; it suggests 5 things you can do to reduce HIV/AIDS related stigma. The flip side has 5 things to know about HIV/AIDS related stigma.
• Program Self Assessment Tool
• Understanding HIV Integration in Homeless Service Settings
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council

For Providers Who Work with Substance Users

Our sister program, SPHERE, has many tools for drug and alcohol treatment providers to use in their HIV integration efforts, including an assortment  of “Cue Cards” on a variety of topics . Some of these tools may be appropriate for your work setting and useful to you.  To check out these tools, go to the SPHERE Resources webpage.

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For Providers Who Work with GLBT Youth

For providers who work with homeless youth, the GLBT Youth Support Project (GLYS) may have resources, training and technical assistance that would benefit your work.  GLYS’ mission is to ensure safe and supportive communities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (GLBTQ) youth. You may want to visit the GLYS website.

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For Health and Human Service Providers who Work with GLBTQ People

OutHealth! provides training and on-going technical support to health and human service providers to assist them in providing culturally competent care to LGBTQ people by reducing the impact of discrimination, enhancing the skills of providers, and supporting agencies in creating and implementing welcoming and appropriate programs, policies, and services for LGBTQ adults and their families. Learn more at OutHealth!

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