bFrom the author of Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways/bbrJay S. Levy brings us a new educationalresource entitled iHomeless Outreach & Housing First: LessonsLearned/i. This monograph features three written works onhomelessness inclusive of an article on moral, fiscal, andquality of life considerations, a new story entitled "Ronald'sNarrative: The Original Housing First", and an interview thatwas originally featured in iRecovering The Self: A Journal ofHope and Healing/i. These three documents provide a rich andfertile resource for learning, reflecting, and informing neededaction that promotes high quality outreach services andhousing stabilization for the most vulnerable among us.The Reader will...brliLearn about the positive measurable impact of a HousingFirst approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of lifeimplications.liExplore the relationship between Homeless Outreach andHousing First, as well as understand the five basic pretreatmentprinciples that can be applied to both.liLearn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with individualsexperiencing major mental illness and addiction.liUnderstand how to better integrate Housing First andHomeless Outreach initiatives with homelessness policy.brbrbPraise for Jay S. Levy/bbrbr"This is one of the best guides I have read about workingwith the underserved and homeless. I wonder why all citiesdon't put it into place? How we approach our homelesscan defi nitely make a diff erence. Sometimes it's not in thetechniques, but in the attitude of the case manager."--Carol S. Hoyer, PhD, for Reader ViewsbrbrLearn more at bwww.JaySLevy.com/bFrom Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com