CT Street Outreach Resources
Policies
- CT Statewide Street Outreach Standards
- CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Standards applicable to Street Outreach Programs in CT
Resources
- Assessment & Service Plan, FIllable – PDF (2026.02.02)
- Assessment and Service Plan-Template – DOC (2024.05.30)
- Assessment and Service Plan – Completed Sample – PDF (2024.05.30)
- Data Quarterly Review Guide – PDF (2025.03.06)
- Documentation Requirements – PDF
- Documenting SMI – Fillable PDF (2022.04.04)
- Encampment Resolution Guide – PDF (2025.08.12)
- Encampment Prioritization Tool – DOC (2025.08.12)
- Low Cost Medical Resources for Pets – DOC
- Outreach Placement Tracking Tool – XLS
- Outreach Plan & Coverage Map Instructions – PDF (2026.03.05)
- Street Outreach Plan Template – Sample Responses, XLS (2026.03.05)
- Participant Survey, CT Street Outreach – PDF (2025.03.06)
- Participant Survey, CT Street Outreach – Spanish – PDF (2025.04.21)
- Renewal Evaluation Criteria, 2026 – PDF
- Safety Planning Guide for Unsheltered Outreach – Fillable PDF (2026.02.03)
- Safety Protocols, Sample – PDF (2022.01.17)
- Safety Protocols, Sample – DOC (2022.01.17)
- Resources for Mental Health – PDF (2025.12.03)
- Resources for Substance Use Disorder – PDF (2025.12.03)
- Reunification with Family & Friends Quick Guide – PDF (2025.07.08)
- Trauma Informed Care: Do’s & Don’ts – PDF (2025.07.08)
Monitoring
- CT Monitoring Guide, Street Outreach (2025.12)
- Overview of Monitoring Process – PDF (2026.01.07)
- Instructions to run a report to obtain active client list. (2026.02.18)
- Remember to remove any client-level personal information before sharing.
Trainings
Upcoming Trainings
- Street Outreach Best Practice Series: Session 1 – Values,Goals & Engagement
- Tuesday, March 10: 1:30 – 3:30
- Note: All trainings in this series have the same Zoom link, Meeting ID, Passcode and Phone # as follows.
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84454282209?wd=GbLaPRr3A3jOeC32HyHONQbB5Hv1yu.1
- Meeting ID: 844 5428 2209
- Passcode: 185525
- Phone: 646-876-9923
- Street Outreach Best Practice Series: Session 2 – Implementing Strategies to Achieve Outcomes
- Tuesday, March 17: 1:30 – 3:30
- Street Outreach Best Practice Series: Session 3 – Transition to Housing + Tools & Support for Practice
- Tuesday, March 31: 1:30 – 3:30
Street Outreach Inventory of Trainings – PDF (2026/01)
- Review of local and national listed by topics with links
See Trainings page for links to Case Management, Evidence Based Practices and other helpful training materials.
Trainings below are listed in order of most recent to oldest.
Requirements for Agencies Receiving Street Outreach Funding, 6/17/25
- Slides: Agency Session – Requirements – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/OeZiCtUl6Ts
Supervising Street Outreach Staff & Programs, Parts 1 & 2 – 2/2025
- Slides, Session 1: Supervising Street Outreach Staff and Programs – Session #1 – PDF
- Video, Session 1: https://youtu.be/bb4rxR-6kQ4
- Slides, Session 2: Supervising Street Outreach Staff and Programs – Session #2 – PDF
- Video, Session 2: https://youtu.be/6UxHQuD2TzA
Street Outreach: Working with People and Their Pets – 1/2025
- Slides: Working with People and Their Pets – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/2_4VcVaHLs8
Best Practices in Street Outreach, Part 3: Transition to Housing + Tools & Supports for Practice – 1/2025
- Slides: Best Practices in Street Outreach Session 3 – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/Vwd3QFor1po
Best Practices in Street Outreach, Part 2: 12/9/24
- Slides: Best Practices in Street Outreach Session 2 – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/9b3IuR929i4
Best Practices in Street Outreach, Part 1: 12/2/24
- Slides: Best Practices in Street Outreach, Session 1
- Recording: https://youtu.be/vnNca8imTxE
Outreach: Assessment and Service/Housing Planning, 6/15/23
Outreach: Case Conferencing Addressing Substance Use, 5/18/23
- Slides – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/Po7wFAo291k
Outreach: Addressing Substance Use, 4/27/23
Outreach – Modified Mini Screen Training, 2/16/22
- Presentation Slides – PDF
- Video Recording: https://youtu.be/wJhS21udreA
- Modified Mini Screen – Tool-PDF
- Documenting SMI – PATH – PDF
Outreach: Housing Location and Stabilization, 6/28/21
- Presentation Slides: Housing Location & Stabilization – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/G_CYWS4kMSk
- Handouts: Lease Violoation Roles Chart – XLS , Harm Reduction Plan – PDF
Outreach: Working with People with Mental Illness, 5/24/21
- Presentation slides: Working with people with mental illness – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/7qzCbGe0rHc
Outreach: Working with People in Hotels, 3/22/21
- Presentation Slides: PATH – Working with People in Hotels-PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/8FWVtKtpT3E
Worksheets:
Outreach: Expectations in Housing, 8/13/20
- Presentation slides: Outreach: Expectations in Housing – PDF
- Recording: https://youtu.be/e7wilc0GQKM
Outreach: Helping Program Participants Understand Housing Options, 7/23/20
- Presentation slides: Understanding Housing Options – PDF
- Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/NI_8EzpHEv4