HOW SSI PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT SSI FOR CHILDREN TO PROVIDE TO HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH SOAR! (2246 hits)
For Immediate Release From SAMHSA!
Did you miss this webinar from the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center?
Catch the recording and learn more about the critical support #SSI for children can provide to families who are experiencing #homelessness.
SSI for children can provide critical support to families who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Establishing a child’s eligibility for SSI benefits requires engagement with various child serving systems such as education, behavioral health, child welfare, and juvenile justice. Building relationships with these systems and engaging the entire family in the process is critical to submitting a successful SOAR-assisted child SSI application.
On this webinar, you will hear from seasoned SOAR providers who are having great success building relationships with families and professionals from child serving systems in their communities. You will learn how to collaborate with medical providers to effectively document the child’s disability. Presenters will share their strategies on how to engage families and children using trauma informed principles and promoting racial equity.
We will also share new SOAR TA Center tools and resources for using the SOAR model with SSI for children.
Presenters:
Jon Katherine Martins, SOAR Practitioner/Local Lead, Emma Norton Services, Saint Paul, Minnesota Martha Meszaros, MPA, Assistant Administrator/SOAR Navigator, Lotus House Psychiatric Services, Citrus Health Network, Inc., Hialeah, Florida Melissa Mays, Family Navigator, Flint Water Family Supports, Genesee Health System, Flint,
Michigan
Webinar Materials
Slide Presentation (PDF) Other SOAR Resources: SOAR Online Course: Child curriculum Children and Youth Resources SOAR for Children Process Intercepts Infographic Racial Disparities in Access to SSI for Children authored by Community Legal Services of
