Changing the Conversation

Steven Spear talks with host Jeff Olivet about "starting at the end" to see current and ideal outcomes and find high leverage opportunities to make an impact on people and operations.

This episode is part 4 in a series recorded at the Built for Zero Conference and Learning Session. Built for Zero is a national movement of communities working toward ending chronic and veteran homelessness.

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Steven Spear, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The High Velocity Edge by Steven Spear

Community Solutions Built for Zero

Dr. Rana Awdish shares her experiences with healing from a critical illness and opioid use with host Jeff Olivet. They discuss how doctors and health care and human service workers can be present for people in hard times and support healing. Trigger Warning: miscarriage.

This episode is part 3 in a series recorded at the Built for Zero Conference and Learning Session. Built for Zero is a national movement of communities working toward ending chronic and veteran homelessness.

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Rana Awdish, MD

In Shock

“A View from the Edge: Creating a Culture of Caring” published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Community Solutions   Built for Zero

 

Host Jeff Olivet talks with Patrisse Cullors of Black Lives Matter about grassroots organizing and challenging systems for change. This episode is part 2 in a series recorded at the Built for Zero Conference and Learning Session. Built for Zero is a national movement of communities working toward ending chronic and veteran homelessness.

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Patrisse Cullors

Black Lives Matter

Community Solutions

Built for Zero

When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

Host Jeff Olivet speaks with Beth Sandor and Jake Maguire about counting down to zero and what it takes to end homelessness. This episode is part 1 in a series recorded at the Built for Zero Conference and Learning Session. Built for Zero is a national movement of communities working toward ending chronic and veteran homelessness.

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Community Solutions

Built for Zero

A Growing Drive to Get Homelessness to Zero in the New York Times (6/5/18)

Functional Zero for Homeless Veterans

“What Does it Mean to End (and Prove You’ve Ended) Veteran Homelessness?”

Host Jeff Olivet sits down with James Kowalsky of the Midwest Harm Reduction Institute, Heartland Alliance in Chicago, to discuss harm reduction as a practice that can be used in almost every situation and with everyone. 

And from our listeners, Jeff discusses what front desk staff can do who work at hotels and might be interacting with guests who are experiencing homelessness.

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This episode originally released 2/21/17.

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Mid-West Harm Reduction Institute

Heartland Alliance

Principles of Harm Reduction from the Harm Reduction Coalition

Client Centered Behavior Change: Using a Harm Reduction Approach, a live, online course starting in September from t3

Deploying Housing First Systemwide from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Host Jeff Olivet visits Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program where they are working to prevent drug overdose and support treatment and recovery. His honest conversations with a person in treatment and a nurse and doctor bring to light some of the real, day-to-day issues of the opioid epidemic.

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This episode originally released 9/19/17. 

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Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Principles of Harm Reduction from the Harm Reduction Coalition

SPOT, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Medication Assisted Treatment from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Guest host Kristen Paquette and Katie Volk of the Center for Social Innovation discuss Journey, a new resource for pregnant and parenting women who have questions or concerns about opioid and other substance use.  Visit thinkt3.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for more resources to grow your impact.   More Info Check out the Journey Recovery Project, your guide through recovery, pregnancy, and early parenting!

Guest host Kristen Paquette, Rebecca Zwicker, and Cheryl Gagne discuss how peer recovery coaches make an impact. They also address the evolving professional landscape for peer support roles, including job descriptions, training, and certifications.

Rebecca Zwicker is a peer recovery coach with Family Continuity Program and Worcester Program for Addiction Recovery.  Cheryl Gagne, Senior Associate at the Center for Social Innovation, is involved in national work to identify and develop core competencies for peer workers.

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Organizations & Resources Mentioned Family Continuity Program Worcester Program for Addiction Recovery, Worcester Police Department Blackstone Valley Connector Workforce Central Career Center Massachusetts Access to Recovery Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) Substance Use and Addictions Training & Workforce Development (Massachusetts) The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) More Information Peer Providers (SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions) Core Competencies for Peer Workers (U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Principles of Harm Reduction (Harm Reduction Coalition) National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals) Substance Use Disorder Peer Supervision Competencies (The Regional Facilitation Center, Portland, OR) Peer Recovery (International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium) ED Recovery Coach Program (Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery)

Host Jeff Olivet addresses employment for homeless people with Melissa Young from Heartland Alliance. They discuss the need for quality jobs and career pathways as well as integration of homeless and workforce systems. Visit thinkt3.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for more resources to grow your impact.

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National Center on Employment and Homelessness (Heartland Alliance)

Ending Homelessness through Employment (Heartland Alliance)

Creating Economic Opportunity for Homeless Jobseekers: The Role of Employers and Community-Based Organizations by Melissa Young

Jeff Olivet talks with a Project Amp mentor and researcher about a brief mentorship intervention pilot that paired youth with young adults in recovery to enhance resiliency and prevent alcohol and other drug use. Visit thinkt3.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for more resources to grow your impact.

Bring Project Amp to Your Community!

For more info about Project Amp, including implantation resources, visit www.projectamp4youth.com.

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SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Young People in Recovery

Motivational Interviewing

Risk & Protective Factors (SAMHSA)

Risk & Protective Factors (Youth.gov)

Strengths-Based Models

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation