Important, Helpful Information for Professionals . . .

• Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs (July, 2009): http://www.soros.org/initiatives/treatmentgap/

• Pinellas Hope: Reducing Street Homelessness (October, 2008):
  A report that provides detailed information about the first five months of the temporary shelter, makes recommendations and provides the first in-depth study of this facility, which continues to operate under the auspices of Catholic Charities.
  http://www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/hope.pdf

• Opening Doors of Opportunity: A 10-Year Plan to
  End Homelessness in Pinellas County (January, 2006):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/plan_
  end_homelessness.pdf

• An Analysis of the Cost Impacts of an Improved
  Service System for Homeless Persons (December, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/deliverable_4.pdf

• Legislative, Policy, and Funding Strategies for
  Enhancing Homeless Services (December, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/deliverable_8.pdf

• Review of Best Practice in Services, Programs, and
  Systems Related to Homelessness (December, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/deliverable_3.pdf

• Homeless Services in Pinellas County:
  A System Gap Analysis (October, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/deliverable_5.pdf

• An Analysis of Alternative Funding Sources for
  Homeless Services (September, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/
  alternative_funding.pdf

• Plan for a Health and Human Services Coordinating
  Council and Planning System to Serve Pinellas County
  (September, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf
  /plan_health_council.pdf

• Providing Leadership to Address the Issue of
  Homelessness in Pinellas County: An Analysis of
  Coordinating and Leadership Approaches (September, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/
  coordinating_model.pdf

• 2005 Pinellas County Human Services Priorities
  Conference Summary Report (March, 2005):
  www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/
  Priorities_Conference.pdf

• Human Services in Pinellas County:
  Qualitative Data: Public Forums, Mailed Surveys,
  Focus Groups, and Interviews (January, 2005): www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/
  Qualitative_Final_Report.pdf

• OPPAGA – Florida’s Efforts to Reduce Homelessness (January, 2005): www.oppaga.state.fl.us/reports/pdf/0501rpt.pdf

• Human Services Needs Assessment:
  Provider and Citizen Survey Results (December, 2004):
  www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/
  Mail_Survey_Final_Report.pdf

• HUD – A Guide to Counting Unsheltered
  Homeless People (October, 2004): www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/countinghomeless/
  countingguide.pdf

• Miami-Dade’s Community Partnership for Homeless (October, 2004): www.pinellascounty.org/homeless-policy-group/pdf/partnership_
  for_homeless.pdf

• Human Services in Pinellas County –
  An Existing Information/Data Review (Fall, 2004): www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/
  Exisiting_Data_Final_Report.pdf

• Social Service Needs Assessment – A National Review (July, 2004): www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices/pdf/
  Needs_Assessments_review.pdf