Screening Tools
For Homelessness, screening is for other co-occurring needs. See TBF website for related Resource pages.
NASHIA’s OBISSS (Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System)
Ohio State University TBI Identification Method
Vulnerability Index – Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT)
Crisis Intervention Tools
Homeless Veteran: 1-877-424-3838
Veteran Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8525
Tennessee Websites
Tennessee Statewide 2-1-1 Resource Network: Please call 2-1-1 for listings of shelters in Tennessee
TDMHSAS, Housing and Homeless Services: Supports the housing needs of people living with mental illness, helping them find stable living situations to support their recovery.
Tennessee Continua of Care by Care Region: A Continuum of Care (CoC) is a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals, primarily using funding received through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HUD identifies four necessary parts of a continuum:
- Outreach, intake, and assessment
- Emergency shelter
- Transitional housing
- Permanent and permanent supportive housing
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Tennessee Search for TN Services & Homeless Info
TN Department of Education Homeless Students Education Program: McKinney-Vento and Immigrant Grant
TN Chapter of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
Nashville Homeless Planning Council
Metro-Nashville Office of Homeless Services
Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition
Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry
Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless serves Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier & Union Counties. Hotline 888-556-0791
Charitable Health Care
Tennessee Charitable Care Network: The Tennessee Charitable Care Network supports, educates, and represents non-profit organizations that provide charitable health care services to low-income, uninsured, and underserved Tennesseans
Find Medical Care:
https://www.tccnetwork.org/find_a_clinic.html
Veteran Services in Tennessee
Tennessee Resources for Homeless Veterans
Veterans Health Administration (medical centers and clinics by location) Benefits, Cemeteries
Nashville Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Memphis Veterans Affairs’ Medical Center Homeless Program
Knoxville Veteran Affairs Medical Center
National Websites
National Coalition for the Homeless To speak with a caring person at any time, call 1-800-Miss-You to reach Miracle Messages, or 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Life Line.
National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
National Health Care for the Homeless Council Their mission is to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness.
Adapting Your Practice: Recommendations for the Care of Patients Who Are Homeless or Unstably Housed Living with the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury Full PDF of the guidelines
Valor on the Fax Housing concept in Colorado exclusively for those experiencing homelessness with Brain Injury
Administration for Community Living (ACL) Housing and Resources Services Center
Infographics
Where Does Homelessness Happen? Understanding the Definitions of Homelessness
Traumatic Brain Injury and Homelessness (Australia)
Trainings
National Health Care for the Homeless Council Learning Hub
The Center for Learning: National Alliance to End Homelessness
Center for Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) Housing Support Systems webinars