Next to the need for safe and supportive housing, people experiencing homelessness are also in desperate need of mental and behavioral healthcare.
To bridge the gap, Albany County in New York is implementing a new program designed to meet unhoused people where they are at.
The county has employed a team of six people: A nurse, a mental health clinician, a case manager, a mental health care advocate, a certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor, and a supervising mental health clinician…