Health Outreach and Community Support (HOCS)

Population:

• Individuals who are experiencing homelessness or are unstably housed who:
  • have under/un-resourced concerns about health and safety, and/or
  • require a clinically complex response to support plans for stability.

Program Features:

• Clinical consultation, with a focus on access to health & social services for individuals who are:
  • Consultation support to enhance existing support services’ ability to improve housing and health stability
  • Direct service, including assessments, to assist with care plan development or connection to longer term supports
  • Collaboration in care planning
  • Capacity building for service provision in the homelessness sector

Team Involved:

• Clinical Coordinators (Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing)
• Trauma Worker
• Community Services Coordinator (Outreach)
• Psychiatry
• Psychology

• Individuals who are homeless or unstably housed and:
  • their existing care team resources have been contacted and require more support;
  • have experienced challenges receiving coordinated health or social services;
  • frequently access emergency services, have long term experiences of homelessness, or high risk

New requests for HOCS can be directed to Tammy Rowan @ trowan@wrha.mb.ca or 204-792-0685