NEW MEXICO VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM:
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
Stephanie Saldivar, LCSW, HCHV Program Coordinator
Jason Ramos, LISW, HUD-VASH Program Coordinator
Barbara H. Nolan, LISW, Grant & Per Diem Liaison
New Mexico VA Health Care System
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
1501 San Pedro Drive SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Goals & Objectives
 Goals
 To educate community partners on the Health
Care for Homeless Veterans Program
 To educate community partners on the mission and
values of Health Care for Homeless Veterans
 To provide VA partners with an overall knowledge
of the transition services provided by the New
Mexico VA Health Care System for returning
combat Veterans and homeless Veterans.
 To provide useful and new resources
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
 Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV)
 Transitional Housing Programs
 Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Programs
 Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation
 Supported Housing Programs
 Veterans Justice Outreach
 National Resource Directory
 Areas of Service
Behavioral Health Care Line
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
HCHV Mission Statement
 To provide case
management services in
the community by
engaging and identifying
homeless Veterans on the
streets, in shelters and
county jails to assist with
coordinating health care,
social services, and housing
needs
HCHV Goal Statement
 To engage and assist
eligible homeless Veterans
with coordinating their
care and resource needs to
end their homelessness,
improve their quality of
life, stability, and ability to
function independently in
the community
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
VA Transitional Housing Programs
Therapeutic and Supported Employment Services
Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation
Supported Housing Programs
Homeless Stand Downs
FY2015, 2nd Quarter Highlights
 HUD-VASH – 422 vouchers, 284 in Albuquerque, 44 in Santa
Fe, 25 in Gallup, 15 in Valencia Co., 25 in Farmington, and 29 in
Durango, CO. 320 Veterans are housed, 51 have vouchers and are
looking for housing, 25 are pending issue of a voucher, and 26
vouchers remain unassigned; we will be pulling Veterans from our
“interest list” to assign to case management.
 Grant & Per Diem (GPD) – 89 GPD beds in NM and Durango,
CO. 69% of GPD participants were discharged to housing.
 Domiciliary (DOM) – 40 beds at VA campus, 66% of DOM
participants were housed at program exit, 35% had employment.
 Contract Respite – 10 bed unit at Albuquerque Heading Home,
84% discharged to housing and further treatment.
FY2015, 2nd Quarter Highlights
Continued
 Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) - VJO had 434 contacts with
227 unique Veterans served. VJO is actively case managing
Veterans in 9 specialty courts or tracks directed at serving
Veterans.
 New Veteran tracks in DWI/Drug courts are being developed in
Belen and Aztec, NM.
 VJO made contact with 118 Veterans requiring assistance with
civil justice concerns at our monthly Civil Justice Clinic.
 Outreach to Tribal Courts continues with the Pueblos of Laguna,
San Juan, Santo Domingo, Isleta, and Zuni, as well as with the
Navajo Nation.
How to Reach the HCHV Programs
VA Medical Center: Walk-in Clinic daily at
12:30PM-3:30PM, Bldg. 1, 2nd floor check in.
Health Care for the Homeless – Monday,
Tuesday, and Friday 7:30AM-11AM