A Program Model for Women's Mental Health Support Services at the HomeStart Shelter for Women and Children in Chapel Hill, NC

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  • January 25, 2020
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  • Isom, Jessica
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Public Health Leadership Program
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  • The HomeStart shelter for women and children is located in Chapel Hill, NC within Orange County. The shelter is a component of the InterFaith Council of Social Service and has been offering a range of services to homeless women and children including meals, job coaching, health and mental health care, social work and case management during varying times since its opening in 1994. Currently, access to health care and mental health services is limited by funding allocation and lack of adequate resources. Partnerships with current agencies, such as the UNC Department of Psychiatry, will serve as a springboard for the expansion of mental health services available to the women of the shelter. This program and evaluation plan aims to describe existing programs from around the world addressing mental health services access through a literature review. The paper will then select key elements for the program plan and evaluation and begin to explore the rich historical context and present frameworks of mental health and homelessness within the nation and North Carolina. The theoretical basis of the program, its goals and objectives and a simplified overview of the plan in the form of a logic model will be provided. The paper content will provide a basis for the program plan, its implementation, program budget and evaluation process. The paper will end with a discussion of the initiative along with its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, it will serve as a road map for the next five years in achieving the goal of increasing mental health services access to the women of the HomeStart shelter.
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  • Track: HC&P
  • Paper type: Other
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  • Calleson, Diane
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  • Malloy, Erin
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  • Master of Public Health
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2014
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