Special Series on Coordinated Entry: Determining Housing Needs for DV/SV Survivors: A Decision Tree as an Alternative to a Score Sheet

The idea behind prioritizing the most vulnerable homeless people into limited housing is laudable, yet communities struggle with how to equitably and fairly implement coordinated entry. Communities continue to seek a brief and easy-to-use scoring tool that reliably ranks people’s vulnerabilities and documents their needs. A frequently used tool is the VI-SPDAT, which has serious limitations. In this webinar, the presenters offer a more promising solution that involves brief, focused conversations with survivors guided by a trauma-informed, survivor-centered decision tree.

Presenters:

• Cris M. Sullivan, PhD, Director, MSU Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence
• Gabriela López-Zerón, PhD, Associate Director, MSU Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence

Additional Resources:

• Assessing for & Appropriately Responding to the Housing Needs of Domestic & Sexual Violence Survivors: A Decision Tree as an Alternative to a Scoresheet

• Decision Tree Two-Pager

• Closed Captions: Special Series on Coordinated Entry: Determining Housing Needs for DV/SV Survivors: A Decision Tree as an Alternative to a Score Sheet

• Webinar Slides: Special Series on Coordinated Entry: Determining Housing Needs for DV/SV Survivors: A Decision Tree as an Alternative to a Score Sheet

• Key Considerations: Use of the Danger Assessment by Domestic Violence Programs in the Housing Advocacy Context

• Coordinated Entry and Intake/Assessment Tools - Resources available on Safe Housing Partnerships