Diversion

Spend 3 hours examining how homelessness prevention, shelter diversion and rapid resolution strategies can reduce the inflow of households into the homelessness response system while promoting resiliency and self-sufficiency in ensuring if a person does become homeless, they do not remain homeless for long. Among the topics covered: crisis intervention mindset; flexible problem solving and financial supports; maximizing resiliency; setting up where and when to conduct diversion; how to focus on rapid resolution with those that cannot be safely and appropriately diverted; and, data that matters to diversion, prevention and rapid resolution. This training would be appropriate for anyone who is at the ‘front door’ of the system, especially for those who are part of the triage and referral process around shelter access.