Tuesday, February 18, 2020

20200219-W: Housing Advisory (HAB) – Statistic Study Centered About Homeless in Orange County CA


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Image Up Front
[JESSIE NOT A GreatBed!]
"It can be hard to capture a telling photo of physcial abuse"
Jessie in on the bottom of the pile getting beat up  in his own not-so-great "Bed"
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MSG Cemetery At The End
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Title
20200219-W: Housing Advisory (HAB) – Statistic Study Centered About Homeless in Orange County CA
Housing the Disadvantaged and Impoverished

Author
Primary Author
Keith “Buster” Torkelson MS, BS, PHW
Avey CE Asus
LAW1

Modes
Blog
Email



Platforms
HAB
Animacules
Associated with OCHCA MHSA Innovation Project Idea – HOUSING Help Line

Date
February 19, 2020 (W)


Length
“>” 70 Pages


Compensation
Meaningful Engagement
Non-profit

File
Primary Working File
[See Below]

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Last Reviewed: 20200218-TU:
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Primary File:
02_LA_HAB_Housing_Statistics_19102701_Working-I V2020
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Dedication
We here at Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) dedicate this report to Mark Refowitz, Jeffery A Nagel, Mary Hale, Lanaii Kline, Candace Brinsko, Gloria Shanks, Kathleen Murray, Chester D Mojica, Rimal B Bera, Clayton Chau, LaTonya Tingstad and the rest Here on OC’s Isle.
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In Memory Of…
For this report we honor those in Orange County that Died Too Young (DTY).  The people we honor here we associated with in person.  A sampling of them is: Doug K, DeWitt C, Eugene F, Lee, Matt H, Mark, and Raul R.  We also include those Missing In Action (MIA) such as: Sam I Am, Mark A, Clayton C, Elaine D, Jodi R, Jessie, Dave D, Devin V, Wendy W and Lisa B.  “Buster” MSG’s principal’s brother DTY and as a result “Buster” has been studying the DTY population on and off since 1969.  This notation would quality and “Bargaining”. [MSG Cemetery @ the End]
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Abstract
This report contains a sampling of statistics centered about HOUSING need and unmet need for the impoverished peoples of Orange County California.  Buy now means is what we report here a complete set.  We compile this numbers and facts in order to support our HOUSING Help Line (HHL) Project Idea.  Eventually we will buttress the HHL with more Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) HOUSING Related Products.  Much of the motivation to “Fix” HOUSING problems is associated with the Homeless Peoples of Orange County.  Yet in reality we hope to help any of the impoverished peoples find and afford a GreatBed.  In order to qualify for HOUSING impoverished people only need to ask.  We have found with other HOUSING programs in Orange County that: Criteria Can Kill!  In the past, MSG and “Buster” have submitted our Project Ideas using only the channel: Mental Health Service Act (MHSA) Innovations Component Idea.  For our HHL Project Plan we will as a minimum share it as an MHSA as well as a publication in one or more our Blogs.  We hope that the “Fixes” (Lessons Learned) on the journey may benefit anyone in our Blog Sphere that has an unmet HOUSING need.  Again we would like to that: Dedicated To: Kathleen Murray, Mark Refowitz, Mary Hale, Lanaii Kline, and Candace Brinsko for helping “Buster” out As Needed (PRN).    The process of inventorying “Beds” in Orange County is far from over.  In this report we discuss at bit of MSG’s “SleepAbility Paradigm.
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Executive Summary
We find huge “Gaps” in the GreatBed supply line.  We address some special populations such: Criminals and State Mental Hospital Guests.  Of all the statistics present here the one that stands out is the quote for the cost of a homeless person in Orange County.  The reporting agency set the cost at about $100K per person per year.  We share here a few trends.  For example one source indicates the homeless population in Orange County in increasing.  We are Mentalation Solutions Group (MSG) our Principal is Keith “Buster” Torkelson MS, BS, PHW.  I am Avey CE Asus.  We wish to make a tangible and measurable improvement with delivering GreatBeds for Great People!  In the future we will ask for $1E6 per year to get started making a difference.  We also include some: “History that deserves to not be forgotten”.  These statistics are fairly accurate yet some errors will occur.

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Inventorying the “Beds”
One of the key elements for supporting MSG’s HOUSING Help Line is a thorough and ongoing inventory of all beds in “The OC”.  We find it is better to know too much than rather not enough.  Below is a figure of some of our notes regarding “Bed” Inventories.
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Figure - Metadata – HOUSING Research
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List – Associated Papers (Sample – Actually there are many more in the works)
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08_HABIT_HAB_18081301_Models V2020
02_Housing_List_18060401_Index V2020
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List – Tables – Matrices – Figures
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Table - Research - Data Search Sampling - Demographic and Other Information
Table Blank – A Healthy Community Model
Table - Research - Data and Statistics & The role of data and statistics
Table - The seven characteristics that define data quality are:
Table Blank - First Contacts (Sample)
Table - Population – Chronically Homeless Persons – MHA Service Year 2018
Figure – United Way on Chronic Homelessness
Table – United Way About Homelessness Cost & Benefits – Share with Finances
Table - Share with Assessments – Homeless Centered Assessment - United Way Set
Matrix – Annual Average Prevalence of Mental Health Need Among Children
Matrix - Navigation / Access to Linkage MHSA Services Numbers
Table - Recovery Technology - All Topics – Integrated Projections
Matrix – Demographic - Housing (Census)
Matrix – Demographic - Families & Living Arrangements (Census)
Matrix – Demographic - Income & Poverty (Census)
Matrix – Homeless Related Statistics – Orange County California (LA Times 2019)
Figure – Cost & Benefit
Matrix - Cost Offset – Per Person – High End – Focus Behavioral Health & SUD
Matrix - Costing – Liability - Per Person – Featuring Hospitalization
Matrix - Costing – Asset - Per Person
Table Blank – Hospital Cost per Day per Individual
Table Blank – California’s Remaining State Hospitals (Beds)
Table Blank - Ten Unit State Hospital Categories Established by Clinical Staffing Study
Table Blank – Features of State Hospital Consumers
Table Blank – Data Notebooks – Including
Table – A Mental Health Board (MHB) on Wellness
FYI - Figure – Kaiser Report Appendices
Table Blank - Reported Barriers to Accessing Affordable Housing (2019 Kaiser)
Table – Typical Housing Related Hardships (2019 - Kaiser)
Table Blank - Indicators of a Great “Bed” Match (Sample)
Table Blank – Counting Housing Related Call and Other Volumes/Transactions
Table Blank - Findings – Statistics – Populations in Need – All Referenced in Report
Table Blank – Surveying and Criteria - Places for Beds
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[IN PART IB of 2 Parts]
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Table – Self-care Value of Housing Help Line Proposal
Table Blank – Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Complication – Orange County
Table Blank – Core - Counts (Baseline = BL) – Building “The Whole Story” About Beds
Matrix Blank – Core – Collecting Baselines Statistics
Matrix Blank – Core – Collecting Baselines Statistics
Figure – CBS News 2016 On Psychiatric Drug Usage
Table Blank – Age Ranges – Orange County California (Census)
Matrix – Psychotropic Medication Usage – Calculations for Orange County
Table – Demographics – 65 Years or Older (Older Adult) - Orange County 2016
Table Blank – Demographics – 65 Years or Older (Older Adult) - Orange County 2016
Table Blank - Leading Causes of Death – Orange County California (2013)
FYI - Table - What are the leading causes of death in the US?
Table – Sampling Homeless Morbidity & Mortality
Table - 20180117 OC Register & Related – OC Homeless Numbers
Table – Sample Homeless Fixes – Santa Ana – Yale/Courtyard - Non-permanent
Table – Not A Permanent Fix – Shelter Resources – Santa Ana (Beds Related)
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Co-occurring Disorders *COD)
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Table – Substance Use Complication Including DEATH – Orange County
Table - A Reality Check (SUD)
Table Blank – Surveying About SUD/COD
Table – Substance Use Disorder (SUD) – Burden in Orange County – FY 2017
Table – SUD Treatment Dreams - Treatment Impact Intentions (SAMHSA)
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Content Topic - Research
Table - Research - Data Search Sampling - Demographic and Other Information
Source MSG-LE
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Resource

Considered Here (Example)


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Clearinghouses

National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse


Federal Agencies

SAMHSA


State Agencies

MHSOAC


Foundations

John Henry Foundation


Other Nonprofits

Casa Youth Shelter


Scholarly Journals

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration


Articles

OC Register


Industry Publications

OCHCA


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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W: MSG-LE = Mentalation Solutions Group – Lived Experience
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Content - Resources
“The table above alludes to “key resources for gathering statistics and data. Search engines, like Google, and knowledge-bases, like Wikipedia, can be good starting points; however you should use them to reach well researched, objective, data sources”.”
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A Place to Begin Research
Orange County Statistics | Community Indicators Report‎ 2018 (80 Pages)
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Conclusion - Not In Scope (NSIS) for housing the impoverished
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Table Blank – A Healthy Community Model
“…Healthy communities model that includes five dimensions of health, including…”
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Dimension

Note

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1
Individual health


(healthy behaviors and outcomes health disparities)

2
Environmental health


(clean air and clean water; community safety)

3
Civic health


(citizen engagement and voluntary behavior)

4
Community health


(socialization; availability of health care and social services)

5
Economic health


(robust and diverse local economy)

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Content - Literacy
Grant Writing Toolkit: The Needs Statement - Center for...
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Special Topic - FYI – Research Basic Rules
Table - Research - Data and Statistics & The role of data and statistics
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Rule
Description
For This Study


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Timely
Data needs to be as recent as possible



Unbiased
Who did the research?
Who funded the research?
MSG and Buster
USD - HHS


Reliable
It is considered reputable by other?
Mixed Method


Supporting
Should back up the issue you want to address
HOUSING is a substantial issue: Locally


Rely on Context
Try to compare apples to apples
Dollar amounts and counts


Objective
Provides outside information to substantiate the issue
We believe we met this criteria


Clean Data
See definition for Data Cleansing
We will select tables to clean up as needed (PRN)


Complete Data
Basic Tetrad
Time – Quality – Scope - Money
To of the best data sets for completeness are invoices and lab test results
We did not meet our standards for completeness


Satisfy Requirements
Requirement
Do not have to be perfect
We did satisfy our requirements for the study


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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Content - Data cleansing - Wikipedia
“Data cleansing or data cleaning is the process of detecting and correcting (or removing) corrupt or inaccurate records from a record set, table, or database and refers to identifying incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate or irrelevant parts of the data and then replacing, modifying, or deleting the dirty or coarse data.”
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Content - Seven Characteristics That Define Quality Data
By Dan Ortega, Vice President Marketing, Blazent Inc. | Jan 26, 2017 | Data Quality
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“While many organizations boast of having good data or improving the quality of their data, the real challenge is defining what those qualities represent. What some consider good quality others might view as poor. Judging the quality of data requires an examination of its characteristics and then weighing those characteristics according to what is most important to the organization and the application(s) for which they are being used.”
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 Table - The seven characteristics that define data quality are:

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#
Characteristic
In This Study
Quick Score Method (QSM)


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Accuracy and Precision
Accuracy = 75%
Precision = 90%

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Legitimacy and Validity
Legitimacy = 80%
Validity = NA

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Reliability and Consistency
Reliability = 85%
Consistency = 60%

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Timeliness and Relevance
Timeliness = 95%
Relevance = 95%

5
Completeness
and Comprehensiveness
Completeness = 50%
Comprehensiveness = 65%

6
Availability and Accessibility
Availability = 80%
Accessibility = 80%

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Granularity and Uniqueness
Granularity = NA
Uniqueness = 95%


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Last Reviewed: 20200217-M:
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Lived Experience – Shopping for Housing
Back in 1989 Keith “Buster” Torkelson Mentalations Solutions Group’s (MSG’s) pricipal was a registered student in the UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine.  In the Winter Quarter (1989) he was faced with an emergency move.  He used the Davis Yellow Pages to compile an apartment resource work list.  He called about twenty apartments before he selected Ivy Towne because of it location and price.  In the end Ivy Towne was not the best fit because of its’ proximity to the “Main” rail line.  His inquiry – find rate was twenty (20) for one (1).
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Associated Document
08_HABIT_HAB_18081301_Models V2020
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[Scan and Insert Sample Davis Apartment Hunt]
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Table Blank - First Contacts (Sample)
Source MSG
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Domain

Note
RTS
Score


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Streets

MSG lacks the resources to make a difference
X


Shelter

Performance status by word of mouth only
X


Jail/Prison

Continuity of Care issue
X


Hospital

Patients’ Rights could help more with housing issues
X


IMD

Release plans might have more of a measurable benefit
X


Marketing Material

Attempt to share at upcoming 2020 Meeting Of the Minds



Word of Mouth

Succeed on consumer at a time
Build a strong reputation



Family

Most families lack the resources to help their loved one secure a GreatBed



Board & Care

Having observed a half dozen or so B&Cs in Orange and LA counties we conclude that B&C qualify as “Traps”
X


SUD Residential Treatment Program

Need share measures and results about all consumers they serve
X


Room & Board

We prefer calling them Rent A Shared Rooms (*)



Graded & Graduated Housing

MSG Goal



Conference

Dedicated HOUSING Conferences twice per year



School

Great location for early and preventive efforts
Health & Human Services might best be introduced in High School Health Class



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Other





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Last Reviewed: 20200112-W: RTS = Resistance To Solution
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Resistance To Solution
Setting a time frame to achieve a “Solution” can be very challenging as well as knowing the issue is actually solved.  This material here we release to support our HOUSING Help Line Innovations Project (HHL-IP).  Before she moved on OCHCA Deputy Director Mary Hale shared in public that she believed: OC “HOUSING is a complex issue”.  Here at MSG we believe her statement applies to the simpler cases.  The harder cases with seriously “Trapped” populations such as suicidal criminals and HIV Positive Heroin addicts we class a “Resistant To Solution” (RTS).  This means that in order fully-serve those many “Fixes” will have to be applied.  Many impoverished peoples will never be fully served because they will go missing (MIA) or die (KIA).  Here at MSG we specialize in honoring those that put themselves in harm’s way and went before us.
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Defining Your Mission, Goals, and Objectives
MHSA_INN_HAB_18121302_VMV 2020
20200217-W: HAB Vision Statement
GreatBed HAB (formerly MoveNow & OneBed) is dedicated to improving the residential lives of as many disadvantaged peoples as possible through the integration of lived experience and technology.  This also includes technological improvement as applied to the housing sector.  We envision extending Electronic Health Record functionality to include operability about housing fixes.
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HAB & The GreatBed Initiative
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GreatBed Initiative
GreatBed shall be achieved through:
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  • Joint Education
  • Communication Efforts
  • Disease Prevention
  • Early Intervention (Housing)
  • Surveillance and Control Efforts
  • Better Understanding of Housing for the Disadvantaged
  • Improvements about Renting a Shared Room
  • Develop New Environmental Sampling Methods
  • Annoy Leadership as Much as Possible
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20181228-F: Mission Statement
Human health (including mental health) is phenomena at the union of the environment, agent, and host.  HAB GreatBed seeks to promote, improve, and defend the health and well-being of all in need by enhancing cooperation and collaboration between consumers, families, landlords, physicians, and other environmental professionals and by promoting strengths in leadership and management to achieve our goals.  This assignment and venture we dedicate to doctors: Schwabe, Hansen, Bera, Nagel, Inami, Kline, Singh, Dobos, Ghazikhanian, Abbott, and Dungworth.
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Resource – Mental Health Association Orange County (MHA)

MHA Stats Letter Dated: November 15, 2018
Mental Health Association of Orange County (MHA)
Site – Homeless Multi-service Center – Santa Ana California
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Table - Population – Chronically Homeless Persons – MHA Service Year 2018
Source: MHA Stats Letter Dated: November 15, 2018
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Provision

2018
Count
Note


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Daily shelter and service to

715
May include duplicates


Meals Served

35,788



Showers Taken

15,885



Loads of Laundry

1,326



Housing Services

235
Less than one per day


Placements into Permanent Housing

102
10 or so case studies needed


Linking Veterans

236
To veteran’s services


Social Security Disability Help

684
Most probably the most important service offered


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Homeless Program





Job Training/Placement

150



Secured Employment

32



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Last Update: 20200208-SAT: MHA Stats Letter Dated: November 15, 2018
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Research Resource – United Way - United to End Homelessness
#EndHomelessnessOC‎
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United to End Homelessness is a community-wide initiative led by United Way
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MSG Comment - $100K
We have discussed United Ways’ yearly spending figure for homeless peoples in Orange County with several people including “Buster’s” family members.  Most people think the $100,759 per person per year is plausible.  We here at MSG really will not buy into such a figure until we been provided for examination itemized invoices across a cost spectrum.  If the United Way figure were true our housing help line would only have to take less than one-hundred (100) homeless people off the streets to pay for it.  In addition we would like to have United Ways discuss the worst cases ever in recent history (2000-Present).  Last we would like to see them capture and share itemized data across 100 or so Best Cases.  For insurance purposes we will discuss the value of a person in our next report addressing our HOUSING Help Line Fix.  By sharing the $100K figure alone without tangible accounting materials United Way fails the Accountability Principle Test (APT).
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Table – United Way About Homelessness Cost & Benefits – Share with Finances






Aspect

Value
Note
Comment







For chronic homelessness in Orange County, we are spending

$100,759 Per Person, Per Year*
Includes ER visits, law enforcement and other services
Invoices to support this number required (**)







If all of OC’s chronic homeless were provided supportive housing we could save

$42 million Per Year*
Includes rent and support services








A proven alternative to these high costs Supportive Housing cuts costs almost in half

$51,587 Per Person, Per Year*
Includes housing and supportive services








*Homelessness In Orange County: The Costs To Our Community Executive Summary (2017).
 Commissioned by Orange County United Way, Jamboree and University of California, Irvine
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(**) 100 Super Bill Invoices
Our Super Bill Invoice (SBI) notion we hold over for our HOUSING Help Line financial report due for release later this year 2020.
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FYI - [PDF] - Homelessness In Orange County - Orange County United Way (2017 - 71 Pages)

“Homelessness in Orange County: The Costs to Our Community. Conducted by ... The study is based on data collected from five main ... This is the final report of a year-long study of the costs of ... these indicators of connection or social capital.”
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United Way and Associates Report
Source:
Table - Share with Assessments – Homeless Centered Assessment - United Way Set
Appendices – Addressing Homeless Crisis in “The OC”
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Appendix

Page
Review Notes


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Study Advisory Committee

49
20 Team Members


Municipality Cost Questionnaire

50
Seven items
Item 4 has 12 sub-items


Social Service Agencies Questionnaire

51
Nine Items
Item 5 has 4 sub-items


Hospital and Emergency Room Questionnaire

52
Six Items


Homeless Interview Schedule and Questionnaire

53
Page 53 to 69
67 Items








Last Reviewed: 20200211-TU:
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[PDF] OC Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Program Analysis 2018
Source:
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Matrix – Annual Average Prevalence of Mental Health Need Among Children
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Demographic

Percent
Number

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Ages 4-11

5.9%
24,238

Mental Health Need - Boys

6.1%
12,846

Latino Children

8.3%
15,648

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Last Reviewed: 20200211-TU:
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“Kids” - Original Text Retained Method (OTRM)
“May 21, 2018 - Children The annual average prevalence of mental health need among children, ages 4-11 years, in Orange County was 5.9% (or 24,238). Mental health need was highest among boys (6.1% or 12,846) and Latino children (8.3% or 15,648).”
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Matrix - Navigation / Access to Linkage MHSA Services Numbers
Resource – MHSA
MHSA Outcomes
Sharon Ishikawa, PhD – MHSA Coordinator – September 17, 2018
Timeframe Unclear FY2016-17
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Program

# Served
# Referrals
Linkages
Note

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OCLinks

14,152
16,798
4,456


BHS O&E

29,744
9,225
2,576


O&E Collaborative

36,240
22,424
8,407


The Courtyard
[Shelter]

5,130
826
278


Open Access

1,357
NA
426


AOT Assessment and Linkage






CHS Jail to Community Re-Entry

New




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Last Reviewed: 20200211-TU: Source SCM Presentation and Handout
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Crisis Prevention Hotline
Our HOUSING Help Line (HHL) will double as a Crisis Prevention Hotline (CPH) and may one day handle many of a CPH calls.
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Housing Related Transactions
A “Bane” – OC Needs and Gaps
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UCSD Orange County Needs and Gaps Analysis – New (111 Pages)
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“FINAL REPORT – October 2019 Part 1: Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms and Service Utilization Part 2: Geographic Access to Behavioral Health Services and Other Behavioral Health Provider Facilities Part 3: Barriers to Behavioral Health Care from Provider/Advocate and Cultural/Linguistic Minority Community Members’ Perspectives”
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FYI Summary
At First Pass – Material Out Of Scope
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Table - Recovery Technology - All Topics – Integrated Projections
Source for Topics - Example City - Anaheim city, California
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Topic

Expected
HHL
Impact
Tech Needs Impact
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1-Housing

X
X
Age and Sex


X
Businessess

X
X
Computer Use and
Internet Use


Xx
Economy



Education

X
X
Families &
Living Arrangements

X
X
Geography



Health

X
X
Income & Poverty

X
X
Population



Population Characteristics

X
X
Race and
Hispanic Origin

X

Smart Phone

X
X
Transportation

X

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W: HHL = Housing Help Line
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Special Topic – Demographics & Demography
In order to capture some demographics about Orange County we referenced:
…For this report we selected Anaheim the home of Disneyland & “The Happiest Place on Earth” for an example city.  The Census site includes population estimates from July 1, 2019.  In terms of Anaheim’s health from 2014-2018 5.3% of those under the age of 65 are classified as living with a disability.  Many of them are managing without health insurance.  What follows are some sample statistics that may have value when addressing HOUSING concerns in “The OC”.
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Matrix – Demographic - Housing (Census)
Source: Example City - Anaheim city, California
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Aspect

Time Frame
Stat

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Housing units

July 1, 2018
V(2018)
X

Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018

2014-2018
42.2%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units

2014-2018
$538,700

Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage

2014-2018
$2,379

Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage

2014-2018
$557

Median gross rent

2014-2018
$1,569

Building permits

2018


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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Matrix – Demographic - Families & Living Arrangements (Census)
Source: Example City - Anaheim city, California

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Aspect

Time Frame
Stat

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Households

2014-2018
100,615

Persons per household

2014-2018
3.43

Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+

2014-2018
88.4%

Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+

2014-2018
60.8%

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Matrix – Demographic - Income & Poverty (Census)
Source: Example City - Anaheim city, California
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Aspect

Time Frame
Stat

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Median household income 
(in 2018 dollars)

2014-2018
$69,443

Per capita income in past 12 months
(in 2018 dollars)

2014-2018
$27,501

Persons in poverty, percent


15.2%

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Research - Original Text Retained Method (OTRM)
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Statistics 2019 – Orange County Homeless
Orange County homeless population jumps to nearly 7,000 Survey Shows

A homeless camp alongside the Santa Ana River was removed in 2018.
(Los Angeles Times)
By Luke Money, Hillary Davis, Faith E. Pinho, Priscella Vega
April 25, 2019 9:10 AM

“Homeless population found nearly 7,000 people living in shelters or on the streets countywide - a significant uptick from the last such count in 2017 as the county has struggled to deal with the issue.  The numbers come a year after Orange County cleared a large stretch of the Santa Ana River area of numerous homeless encampments. Since then, officials are battling over where to place more homeless facilities.”
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Some cities saw significant increases in the number of homeless.
“The number of unsheltered people recorded in Costa Mesa, for instance, went from 103 in 2017 to 187 this year. In Huntington Beach, the unsheltered population more than doubled, from 119 to 289.  A county official, however, said the increase could at least partly be attributed to new methodologies and technology used to count the homeless this time around, providing a more comprehensive and detailed overview than in previous years.”
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“Overall, January's Orange County Point in Time count documented 6,860 homeless people. Of those, 2,899 were staying in some kind of shelter, while 3,961 were unsheltered, according to the county. By comparison, 4,792 homeless people were tallied during the 2017 Point in Time count, including 2,584 who were unsheltered.” Apr 25, 2019
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[INSERT OUR IMAGE & LINK TO VIDEO]
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Moving One PERson @ A TIME – Work In The Field
Keith Torkelson films update video homelessness in Orange County
20200218-M: 9 views – Chartered: Dec 2, 2017
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Single Homeless Encampment @ Warner & Bristol In Santa Ana
Photo by MSG Circa 2019
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Note > Our Santa Ana Riverbed Video has been removed from You Tube without our being aware of it.  It documented some of “Busters” best fieldwork.  In addition, had a fairly strong viewership.

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Matrix – Homeless Related Statistics – Orange County California (LA Times 2019)
Source – LATimes Article - Apr 25, 2019
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Tag

Date
Count
Note (Compare)

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Number in Shelters or on Street

2017
?
2019 = 7,000
“Uptick” Noted

Encampments

2018
?
2020 Assume Down

Number Homeless Facilities



2020 Unknown

Total Beds in Homeless Facilities



2020 Unknown

Homeless Trend



2017 > 2019 Increase

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Costa Mesa

2017
103
?this year = 187

Huntington Beach

2017
119
?this year = 289

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Point In Time Count
Homeless

2017
4,792
?this year = 6,860

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Staying in Shelter

2019
2,899
2017 = ???

Unsheltered

2019
3,961
2017 = 2,584

Point in Time

2019
6,860
2017 = 4,792

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Last Reviewed: 20200207-F: Source – LATimes Article - Apr 25, 2019
Assume “this year” = 2019
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Matrix - Cost Offset – Per Person – High End – Focus Behavioral Health & SUD
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Type of Treatment

CALC
Liability per
Day
Note

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Day On Psych Ward



Charges 2.5 times higher than the hospitals’ reported costs to deliver

Day On Psych Ward
Schizophrenia TX

$8,509/11.1 days
$5,707/7.4 days
$766.58
$771.22


Day On Psych Ward
Bipolar TX

$7,593/9.4 days
$4,356/5.5 days
$807.77
$792.00


Day On Psych Ward
Depression TX

$6,990/8.4 days
$3,616/4.4 days
$832.14
$821.82


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Drug use disorder treatment

$4,591/5.2 days
$3,422/3.7 days
$882.88
$924.86


Alcohol use disorder treatment

$5,908/6.2 days
$4,147/3.8 days.

$952.90
$1091.31


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CALC Average Liability =

8,643/10
$864
AVG Per Day

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Last Reviewed: 20191220-F:
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Retain Original Text Method (ROTM)
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An Examination Of Costs, Charges, And Payments For Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment In Community Hospitals
Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Jul;63(7):666-71.
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RESULTS:
“Charges were 2.5 times higher than the hospitals' reported costs to deliver care. Reimbursed amounts indicated by MarketScan were similar to the reported costs to deliver care”.
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“The average cost to deliver care was highest for Medicare and lowest for the uninsured: schizophrenia treatment, $8,509 for 11.1 days and $5,707 for 7.4 days, respectively; bipolar disorder treatment, $7,593 for 9.4 days and $4,356 for 5.5 days; depression treatment, $6,990 for 8.4 days and $3,616 for 4.4 days; drug use disorder treatment, $4,591 for 5.2 days and $3,422 for 3.7 days; and alcohol use disorder treatment, $5,908 for 6.2 days and $4,147 for 3.8 days.”
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Matrix - Costing – Liability - Per Person – Featuring Hospitalization
Primary Source:
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Placement Facility

Liability per
Day
Year
Note

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Day In Jail

2019
$68.73

OC Florida
AVG = 3000 inmates

Prison – Federal Inmates

2017
$99.45
2017
36,299


Residential Re-entry Center

2017
$88.52
2017
$32,310


Day In ICU

2013
$4,004



Day In Hospital
CA State/local government hospitals

2013
$2,680



Day In Hospital
CA Nonprofit hospitals

2013
$3,500



Day In Hospital
CA For-profit Hospitals

2013
$2,140



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Day in State Mental Hospital

[PEND]



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Last Reviewed: 20191218-W:
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Matrix - Costing – Assets - Per Person
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Benefit/Entitlement


CALC
Cash Resources per Day

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SSI Check

$900/30 =
$30.00

SSDI Check

$1600/30 =
$53.33

Veterans Check

$2200/30 =
$73.33

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Last Reviewed: 20191218-W: Note some make more some make less. 
The least variance occurs with SSI Checks.
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AVG Cost per Inpatient per Day
Source
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Table Blank – Hospital Cost per Day per Individual
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United States Type

2013
Note
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State/local government hospitals

$1,878

Nonprofit hospitals  

$2,289

For-profit hospitals

$1,791

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California Type



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State/local government hospitals

$2,680

Nonprofit hospitals

$3,500

For-profit hospitals

$2,140

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Table Last Updated: 20200207-F:
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Special Topic - Day in Napa State Mental Hospital – Nature of Patients
The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals
Publications › Report
Feb 13, 2019 - The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) provides inpatient mental health services at five state hospitals
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Table Blank – California’s Remaining State Hospitals (Beds)
Source:
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Facility

Bed Count
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Atascadero

1184
Coalinga

1286
Metropolitan

826
Napa

1255
Patton

1527
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Total SH Bed CALC

6,078
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Last Reviewed: 20200215-SAT:
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FAQ - Each hospital operates approximately: _____ beds.
The commitment categories of patients treated at DSH
[OUT OF SCOPE]
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Resistant To Solution
If HOUSING by itself is a challenge there are other complicating factors that make securing the right bed even harder.  A couple of these are transitioning out of the State Mental Hospital (SMH) system and resolving Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
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California Department of State Hospitals - CA.gov
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“The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) manages the California state hospital system, which provides mental health services to patients admitted into DSH…”  FYI - Hospital Bed Rates:
•Effective July 1, 2017 State Hospital Bed Rates
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[At “State”] “Medication pass occurs four times a day, typically in the morning, noon ... equipment purchases to generate savings to offset such costs…”
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Special Topic – Legal Complications
The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Table Blank - Ten Unit State Hospital Categories Established by Clinical Staffing Study
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Unit Category
Type of Patient


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Admissions
Newly admitted patients


Discharge Preparation
Patients nearing discharge


Medical Treatment
Patients who are receiving medical care


Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Treatment
Patients who are accused of a crime but must be restored to competency before their court proceedings can continue.


Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO) Treatment
Patients who have been convicted of a violent offense connected to their severe mental disorder who are committed after completing their prison term as they have been found to pose a danger to the public if released.


California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Treatment
Patients referred for treatment from state prisons


Sexually Violent Predator Treatment
Patients who have been convicted of a sex offense and are committed following their release from prison as they have been found to have a mental disorder that makes them likely to engage in sexually violent criminal behavior.


Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Treatment
Patients who have been civilly committed by counties.


Multi-Commitment Treatment
Various types of patients that are treated together
including MDO           LPS     and individuals found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.


Specialized Services Treatment

Various patients with special needs such as those who are highly aggressive, require sex offender treatment or are deaf


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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Legal Complications
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The 2019-20 Budget - Department of State Hospitals
Source
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Overview
“Department Provides Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Services. The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) provides inpatient mental health services at five state hospitals (Atascadero, Coalinga, Metropolitan, Napa, and Patton). DSH also contracts with counties to provide in-patient mental health services in around a dozen additional locations (typically county jails) throughout the state. In addition, DSH provides outpatient treatment services to patients in the community.”
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Forensic Commitments
“The 2018/19 budget included resources to provide in-patient mental health service to about 6,200 individuals in state hospitals and roughly 500 individuals in contracted programs. The budget also included resources to provide out-patient services to around 700 individuals. Patients fall into one of two categories: civil commitments or forensic commitments. Civil commitments are generally referred to the state hospitals for treatment by counties. Forensic commitments are typically committed by the criminal justice system and include individuals classified as”:
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Table Blank – Features of State Hospital Consumers
Source:
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Situation

Code


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Incompetent to Stand Trial

IST


Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

NGROI


Mentally Disordered Offenders

MDOs


Sexually Violent Predators

SVPs


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Last Reviewed: 20200215-SAT:
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Source
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“Currently, about 90 percent of the patient population is forensic in nature. As of January 14, 2019, the department had about 1,100 patients awaiting placement, including about 800 IST patients.”
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Mixing Populations
Whether the consumer connects with a Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) “Bed” fix or a Rent A Shared Room (RASR) “Bed” fix mixing populations is an issue.  For example if you place yourself in a home with a parolee the whole house can be affected by a parole search.  What a parole search means is that while the parole team of officers is on site all at home are basically under arrest.  You will lose your freedom even though you have no criminal record while the team is on site.  On the other hand the non-criminal home may be the best place for the parolee’s success.
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Table Blank – Data Notebooks – Including
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Notebook
Item
Description
HHL Role (MSG)
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Needs
Meeting the Needs of Persons in MH Emergencies
Prevention & Early Intervention
Priorities
Top Priorities needed by our Communities
Unite the Rent A Shared Room (RASR) community
Integration
Integrated Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
Support improved graduations
Impact
Impact of Substance Abuse on the Mental Health System
On a case by case basis in may cost much more before it get cheaper
Data
Data and Issues for SUD Treatment Needs, Barriers, Services, and What Works
Track SUD & COD Performance Earned Value (PEV)
Coordinated Prevention
Prevention Strategies: Coordination of Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Programs
Help heal the family so the kids do not face what the older generations have suffered through
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Last Addressed: 20200209-SUN:
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Orange County, California - Mental Health Board

Annual Report - 2018 (12 Pages)
Includes Message from MSG’s friend Dr. “Jeff” A Nagel
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“The MHB’s Data Notebook Committee sucessfully completed the Data Notebook for 2017, which is focused on Older Adults”
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``Housing Advisory Board (HAB)
Separate of MSG’s HOUSING Help Line initiative are several of our other HOUSING related products.  At our product line core is our Housing Advisory Board (HAB) notion.  We will address our HAB (MSG-HAB) in a future report about MSG’s Housing Advisory Board 2020.
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“keith torkelson housing advisory board”
We have already published a few reports targeting HOUSING issues.  If you use the query: “keith torkelson housing advisory board” you should get a few hits.
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Table – A Mental Health Board (MHB) on Wellness
Theme - Promoting Health in General
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Wellness Program

Physical
Mental
Note

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Exercise

X



Nutrition

X



Healthy Cooking

X



Stress Management

X
X
Promoting
Sleep as a priority and a RIGHT

Quitting Smoking

X
X


Managing Chronic Disease

X
X


Maintaining Social Connectedness


X


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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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[PDF] - 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (2019 Kaiser - 54 Pages)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital: Anaheim and Irvine

Anaheim-and-Irvine-CHNA-2019 Key Word – Data Dictionary - Sep 16, 2019 - Kaiser Foundation
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FYI - Figure – Kaiser Report Appendices
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[FUTURE WORK]

VII. Appendices – II. Health Need Profile: Economic, Housing, and Food Insecurity
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Table Blank - Reported Barriers to Accessing Affordable Housing (2019 Kaiser)
Source:
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Barrier/Hurdle

Note
Detail


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Long Waitlists

Resource Levelling
Migrate “Beds” away from waitinglist system


Narrow Criteria

Serve anyone in the county that asks
Only criteria is needing or asking for help!


Low Stock

Reallocate SRO funding to RASR that includes affordable singles (*)
Invest in home environments


NIMBYism

Mediation
Engage neighboorhood highlighting home as a solution


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Last Reviewed: 20200215-SAT:
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What is NIMBYism?
“NIMBY, or Nimby, is a characterisation of opposition by residents to a proposed development in their local area. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away.” Source – Wikipedia
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Table – Typical Housing Related Hardships (2019 - Kaiser)
Source
[PDF] - 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment - Kaiser ... (54 Pages)
In a survey of over 200 residents, respondents reported:
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%

Pertainance

-



41%

…of residents did ot know where they were going to sleep at least once this year

35%

…moved in with other people because of financial problems

40%

…experienced a rent/mortgage increase that made it difficult to pay

35%

…reported being hungry and not eating due to lacking money for food

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Table Blank - Indicators of a Great “Bed” Match (Sample)
Source: National Survey (2016)
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Housing Help Line and Ancillary Resources - Expected Improvements [A to Z]
Indicators (Sample) - Modified
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Aspect

Note
-


Consumers In Rigorous Recovery


ER Psychiatric Visits


ER Visits


Family Conflicts (Violence)


Fertilize COD Success Indicators


Fewer Dying Too Young


Homeless At Discharge


Homeless In General


IMD Stay Truncation/Graduation


Improve Sleep And Associated Healing


Improved “Bed Matching”


LPS Conservatorships
Blocks And Reversals


Measurably Improved
Quality Of Life (QOL)


Overnight Hospitalizations


Psych Ward Holds


Reduce Days In Jail


Reduce Social Poverty


SUD Indicator Improvements


Using Social Support Services


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Last Reviewed: 20200213-TH:
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Table Blank – Counting Housing Related Call and Other Volumes/Transactions
Sample Year 2019
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Area

Note

-



Warmline (OCHCA 2019)

Frequency of housing related calls

OC LINKS (OCHCA 2019)

Frequency of housing related calls

Mental Health Association Orange County (MHA)

Number of Housing related “Fixes” and “Solutions”

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2019 County Population

Exists

County Population of Homeless

Exists

County Population in need of Housing Help

Not found yet
This does not include just the homeless

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Table Blank - Findings – Statistics – Populations in Need – All Referenced in Report
Source:
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Demographic

Page per Index

-



Total Homeless Population

13

Comparison of Persons by Household Type and Living Situation

13

Sheltered Population

13

Unsheltered Population

16

Unsheltered Homeless Population

17

Chronic Homeless

18

Families with Children

19

Adults Households without Children

21

Veterans

23

Youth Households

25

Additional Subpopulations

26

Domestic Violence

27

Release From Jail/Prison

28

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Last Reviewed: 20200212-W:
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Page Hints: Page 55-58 of 62 (50-53 of 59) & Findings Page 13 (18 of 64)
Table of Contents Page 2 of 59
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Reference - Populations Report [PENDING]
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FYI - Findings - Homeless Count (64 Pages)
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Note - Feature OCHCA Statistics
Orange County Continuum of Care 2017 Homeless Count & Survey Report Commissioned by 2-1-1 Orange County Prepared by Focus Strategies July 2017
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Table Blank – Surveying and Criteria - Places for Beds
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8. Where did you sleep last night?
If one of the following, STOP SURVEY:
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Page 51 of 59 (56 of 64)
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Disqualifying Place

Note
-


With Friends/Family


Emergency Shelter


Transitional Housing


Motel/Hotel


House Or Apartment


Jail (Prison)


Hospital


Treatment Program


Unwilling To Answer


Business Office


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First Draft: 20190716-TU: Last Reviewed: 20200211-TU:
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