What Changed in the 2016 HMIS Data Standards and Dictionary?
This article provides a comprehensive summary of revisions made in the 2016 update to the HMIS Data Standards and Data Dictionary (Version 5).
How to Adapt Rapid Re-housing for Youth Homelessness
This article discusses three challenges and their solutions to adapting coordinated entry and rapid re-housing for youth homelessness.
By-Name Lists: 2 Ways to Verify Veteran & Chronic Homelessness
Ensure your by-name lists are truly effective by using collaboration and HMIS customization to efficiently verify veteran and chronic homelessness.
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Using GIS to Solve 3 Common Problems in Helping the Homeless GalleryUsing GIS to Solve 3 Common Problems in Helping the Homeless
criminalization, data analysis, data collection, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), homeless services, homeless youth, human services technology, solutions to homelessness
Using GIS to Solve 3 Common Problems in Helping the Homeless
This article explains how a geographic information system (GIS) relates to homelessness—and how to use it to solve three specific problems in homeless services.
Criminalization of Homelessness: Your Basic But Comprehensive Guide
Criminalizing the homeless is the most expensive and least effective way to address homelessness. But what are its roots? And how can we address it?
HMIS Data: Getting Measurable Results Through Business Intelligence
Learn how use business intelligence (BI) to find patterns within your HMIS data, gathering measurable results to inform your strategies to end homelessness.