The Coordinated Access System team would like to provide the community with an update regarding recent changes to the COVID-19 prioritization schema.
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Effective 7/5/2023, the Coordinated Entry System Committee Co-Chairs and the CoC Executive Committee voted to amend the COVID-19 prioritization schema to remove the VI-SPDAT scoring process as a prioritization factor for RRH and PSH referrals. The VI-SPDAT is known to cause racial inequities, specifically when determining who gets into PSH and RRH. Removing the VI-SPDAT score will improve housing placements into RRH/ PSH and address racial inequities experienced by BIPOC, thereby supporting our goal of equitably and efficiently prioritizing individuals and families entering the coordinated access system.
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The CoC, Racial Equity Committee, and Coordinated Entry System Committee have been tasked with developing a replacement tool for the VI-SPDAT. When/if this tool is adopted, it will replace the VI-SPDAT assessment, and a new prioritization schema will be developed.
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Individuals entering the Coordinated Access System will be prioritized based on the following prioritization factors;
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Age 65+ with or without underlying medical conditions
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All ages with underlying medical conditions
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All ages without underlying medical conditions
Tiebreaker (applies to all levels): Length of time homeless (Longest to shortest)