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T46: Creation of Local Housing Options Teams (LHOT's) in Your Community<br />

John Ames, Housing Specialist, PA OMHSAS<br />

1.5 hours Focus: Systems Integration & Recovery Supports<br />

Description:<br />

The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services offers intensive technical assistance to<br />

counties in order to expand housing opportunities for people with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.<br />

This assistance covers three areas: 1) developing and implementing housing needs assessments; 2)<br />

developing strategies for addressing the needs identified; and 3) developing and implementing specific<br />

housing initiatives. The result has been the creation of more than twenty-five Local Housing Option Teams,<br />

which are coordinated efforts on the local level that bring together housing and human service professionals,<br />

people with disabilities, and family members to jointly address housing issues in their communities.<br />

Educational Objectives: Participants will be able to:<br />

• Describe how LHOTs help counties develop housing and services for persons with CODs;<br />

• Identify some successful funding strategies for development of affordable housing options in the<br />

community;<br />

• Discuss how to start or effectively participate in an LHOT in their own Counties.<br />

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