Responding to the grand challenge to endhomelessness: The national homelessness social work initiative

Heather Larkin; Benjamin Henwood; Sondra J. Fogel; Amanda Aykanian; Katharine H. Briar-Lawson; Linda Plitt Donaldson; Daniel Herman; Samuel B. Little; Nancy Meyer-Adams; Deborah K. Padgett; Michael A. Patchner; Calvin L. Streeter

doi:10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.31

Responding to the grand challenge to endhomelessness: The national homelessness social work initiative

Heather Larkin, Benjamin Henwood, Sondra J. Fogel, Amanda Aykanian, Katharine H. Briar-Lawson, Linda Plitt Donaldson, Daniel Herman, Samuel B. Little, Nancy Meyer-Adams, Deborah K. Padgett, Michael A. Patchner, Calvin L. Streeter

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The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare adopted ending homelessness as one of its 12 Grand Challenges for Social Work. The National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services supports this Grand Challenge through its National Homelessness Social Work Initiative. This initiative is being carried out through a consortium of schools of social work nationally, emphasizing workforce development and policy advocacy. This major, multiyear initiative applies innovative strategies to service and policy design and social work education. This article describes the overall mission of the Homelessness Initiative and key activities used to strengthen social work curriculum, expand homelessness-related field placement opportunities for students, and impact services through the policy advocacy and dissemination of best practices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	153-159
Number of pages	7
Journal	Families in Society
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.31
State	Published - 2016

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Larkin, H., Henwood, B., Fogel, S. J., Aykanian, A., Briar-Lawson, K. H., Donaldson, L. P., Herman, D., Little, S. B., Meyer-Adams, N., Padgett, D. K., Patchner, M. A., & Streeter, C. L. (2016). Responding to the grand challenge to endhomelessness: The national homelessness social work initiative. Families in Society, 97(3), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.31

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