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Analysis of Screening Tools• Decrease in funding • Increased Volume for Services• Cut in Staffing• Inconsistent assessment by agencies to
determine service eligibility• Required by federal regulation -HEARTH
Act requires a coordinated assessment process to effectively assess and meet the needs of individuals & families.
What is the SPDAT?SPDAT Acronym for - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool•Evidence based assessment that links people with the housing and supports that best meet their needs.•Provides an objective manner to triage and prioritize resources for those most vulnerable •Eliminates the “first come first serve” process. •Improves the intake process so existing resources are best aligned to meet the most appropriate housing need.•Standardizes intake s0 no matter where a client enters the system, there is a common process and access to resources.
April 18, 20233
SPDAT HISTORYMore than a decade in the making, the first
version was released in 2010.Content and language was developed by service
users, front-line staff, team leaders, professionals, academics, and published literature.
Considerable testing has gone into each version.Tested against other tools.Feedback received by service users, frontline
staff, team leaders, and communities; shadowing to see tool in practice
Version 2 released in 2011 and Version 3 in 2013.F-SPDAT Version 1 released in 2012
Purpose of the SPDAT ToolSPDAT uses the best available evidence to examine the
components of a person or family’s life that are most likely to result in housing instability. SPDAT helps:
Understand the depth of these issuesIdentifies which household is most likely to benefit
from which type of housing Identifies which household should be prioritized
upon their acuity Identifies what the case manager should spend time
working on that are most likely going to affect maintaining housing stability.
What will the SPDAT do?Help prioritize who gets served next and why.Helps agencies allocate their time.Measure changes in acuity over time.Helps provide a structured framework for case management delivery.
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Funnel of Funnel of homeless homeless servicesservices
Acuity determined Acuity determined through assessmentthrough assessment
General Housing Help
Rapid Re-Housing
PSH/Housing First
SPDAT
Organizing in Domains
WellnessWellnessWellnessWellness
Socialization Socialization & Daily & Daily
FunctionsFunctions
Socialization Socialization & Daily & Daily
FunctionsFunctions
RisksRisksRisksRisks
History of History of HousingHousing
History of History of HousingHousing
WellnessWellness
Mental Mental Health & Health &
Wellness and Wellness and Cognitive Cognitive
FunctioningFunctioning
Mental Mental Health & Health &
Wellness and Wellness and Cognitive Cognitive
FunctioningFunctioning
Physical Physical Health & Health & WellnessWellness
Physical Physical Health & Health & WellnessWellness
Substance Substance UseUse
Substance Substance UseUse
MedicationMedicationMedicationMedicationExperience Experience of Abuse/ of Abuse/ TraumaTrauma
Experience Experience of Abuse/ of Abuse/ TraumaTrauma
RisksRisks
Harm to Self Harm to Self or Othersor Others
Harm to Self Harm to Self or Othersor Others
Involvement in High Risk/
Exploitive Situations
Involvement in High Risk/
Exploitive Situations
Managing Managing TenancyTenancy
Managing Managing TenancyTenancy
Legal Legal IssuesIssuesLegal Legal IssuesIssues
Interactions with
Emergency Services
Interactions with
Emergency Services
Socialization & Daily FunctionsSocialization & Daily Functions
Social Social Relations Relations
and and NetworksNetworks
Social Social Relations Relations
and and NetworksNetworks
Meaningful Daily
Activities
Meaningful Daily
Activities
Personal Personal Administration Administration
& Money & Money ManagementManagement
Personal Personal Administration Administration
& Money & Money ManagementManagement
Self-Care & Self-Care & Daily Living Daily Living
SkillsSkills
Self-Care & Self-Care & Daily Living Daily Living
SkillsSkills
History of HousingHistory of Housing
History of History of Housing & Housing &
HomelessnesHomelessnesss
History of History of Housing & Housing &
HomelessnesHomelessnesss
