Integrating and Building Lives
From Homelessness to Self-Sufficiency - Health care, Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health, & Sustainable Measures
Reimagining Our Pathways
April 20, 2023
8:00 AM CT- 10:00 AM CT
Continental Breakfast Included with Ticket
(Fresh fruit, granola, yogurt, fresh pastries, coffee, tea and water.)
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A Safe Haven Foundation
2750 West Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Parking is available at A Safe Have Foundation. Info provided upon registration.
This panel will discuss the challenges of the homeless and their path to self-sufficiency. The speakers will address mental health challenges, access to health care, insurance issues, opioids, substance abuse, prevention and recovery, social determinants of health, health disparities, and integrating again into communities.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 3,013 individuals died of an opioid overdose in Illinois in 2021, which is a 2.3% increase from 2020 and a 33% increase from 2019.1 This nationwide increase is largely due to the rise of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, as reported in the Statewide Semiannual Opioid Report from May 2022. The rate of opioid overdose fatalities has increased disproportionately among non-Hispanic Black individuals who are 45-65 years old.2
The human cost is not measurable - beyond our grasp and requires more attention. This topic is important because of the human cost, and the social and economic impact is greater than anticipated by experts. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the disparities existing in our communities. An integrated effort is needed to address homelessness and the challenges associated with returning to a healthy, sustainable life.
A Safe Haven Foundation
Access Community Health Network
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Cook County Department of Public Health
The Institute of Medicine of Chicago
West Side Heroin and Opioid Task Force
SPEAKERS
Moderator and Speaker–Dr. Tom Allen, MD, Executive Medical Director, Health Service Corporation, and Chief Psychiatrist, BCBS Medicaid- Illinois and Fellow, IOMC
Mark G. Mulroe, JD, MBA-HM, President, A Safe Haven Foundation
Raul Garza, MBA, President, Institute of Medicine of Chicago and Billings Fellow, IOMC
Dr. Kiran Joshi, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Officer, Cook County Dept. of Public Health and Fellow of IOMC
Dr. Tariq Butt, MD, Vice President of Health Affairs, Access Community Health Network
Lee Rusch, MA, Director, West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force
Lorenzo Pence, DO, President-Elect, IOMC, Billings Fellow, SVP VP, Osteopathic Accreditation, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (not pictured)
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Guest: Neli Vazquez Rowland, Co-Founder and Immediate Past President of A Safe Haven Foundation
AGENDA
Location: A Safe Haven Foundation, 2750 West Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Menu: A continental breakfast will be served at the event.
8:00 - 8:30 AM CT Check-In and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM CT Welcome and Panel Discussion
9:30 - 10:00 AM CT Question and Answer Session
10:00 AM CT Adjourn
By attending this session, you will be able to:
- Identify the mental health challenges and options for care
- Obtain current options for insurance benefits and assistance
- Describe the opioids crisis and its relationship to behavioral health
- Compare and contrast what programs are available on integrating back into communities
- Relate to the human, economic and social impact costs to communities
Please join us for this very informative event discussing the challenges and pathways to success. A call to action is needed by all to move forward.
Tickets - click on the Register button in the left kiosk.
$30 Fellows
$40 Guests- Non-Fellows
The event fees are covering direct costs to support this important community event to bring you into an important conversation around the Safe Haven Foundation, IOMC and our communities caring for the issues with homelessness and housing insecure.
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Thank you to A Safe Haven Foundation
A Safe Haven Foundation is a 501(c)3 not for profit, social enterprise that helps people ASPIRE. TRANSFORM. and SUSTAIN® their lives as they transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency with pride and purpose. A Safe Haven provides the tools for each individual to overcome the root causes of homelessness through a holistic and scalable model. A Safe Haven's visible social and economic impact unites families, stabilizes neighborhoods, and creates vibrant, viable communities. www.asafehaven.org
SUGGESTED READING
1Illinois Department of Public Health Statewide Semiannual Opioid Report - May 2022.
2Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Opioid Overdose Epidemic During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Katherine A. Koh, MD, MSc1,2; Benjamin Land Gorman, BS3, Reimagining Institutionalization and a Continuum of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness, JAMA Network, April 2023.
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