COVID-19 Homelessness Response

• Behavioral Health and Crisis Info (PDF)
  
  
• Fentanyl toolkit for service providers (PDF)
  
  
• Overdose prevention and harm reduction guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic

• Interim guidance on how to care for yourself with symptoms consistent COVID-19
  
  
• Use of cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19

• Symptoms-Who to Call
  Updated Aug. 1, 2020
  
  
• Clean Hands
  
  
• Stop Germs, Stay Healthy hand washing posters

• COVID-19 Special Guidance: Families and individuals living in encampments
  Updated Aug. 1, 2020

• COVID-19 health warning for people living homeless
  Updated Aug. 1, 2020
  
  
• Staying safe when waiting in line for food/shelter
  Updated Aug. 1, 2020
  
  
• Guidance for wearing cloth face coverings
  Updated Aug. 1, 2020
  
  
• Please protect yourself and everyone on Metro from COVID-19

• Checklist for Homeless Service Facilities: Steps to Prevent a COVID-19 Case in Your Facility
  
  
• Checklist for Homeless Service Facilities: Steps to Take When You Have a COVID-19 Case in Your Facility
  
  
• COVID-19 symptom screening for homeless service providers
  
  
• Face Protection Guidance - Housing & Shelter Staff
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About Homelessness and COVID-19
  
  
• Home isolation guidance for families and individuals living in permanent supportive housing
  
  
• Interim guidance on COVID-19 for homeless service providers
  
  
• Interim guidance on how to care for someone with symptoms consistent COVID-19
  
  
• Quick tips for what shelters and other homeless programs need to know

• COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Assessment Center/Recovery Center Standard Operating Procedures
  
  
• Do you know someone who needs support to isolate and quarantine from COVID-19?
  
  
• Need support to isolate or quarantine? King County is here to help
  
  
• COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Guidance for Healthcare Providers
  
  
• Covid-19 Isolation & Quarantine (IQ) Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Infographic: COVID-19 response for people living homeless
  
  
• King County area map of COVID-19 response facilities

• COVID-19 Clinical Decision Guidance for Outpatient Settings (PDF)
  
  
• COVID-19 preparedness planning
  
  
• Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus (PDF)
  —Mobile Medical Van
  
  
• Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus (PDF)
  —Phone Contact
  
  
• Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus (PDF)
  —Primary Care In-Person Visit

• Note 8/3/20: These guidelines are currently being updated:
  COVID-19 Street Outreach - Interim General Guidelines for Staying Safe

• How to clean and disinfect for COVID-19 and hepatitis A
  
  
• How and when to disinfect surfaces

De-escalation tips for front-line providers

Audio file by Ellis Amdur, Crisis Intervention Trainer,
Health Care for the Homeless Network Skype Meeting, May 7, 2020

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Two skills to help stay calm in crisis situations

Audio file by Ellis Amdur, Crisis Intervention Trainer,
Health Care for the Homeless Network Skype Meeting, May 5, 2020

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Two tactics to take control of a situation with people who are terrified or enraged

Audio file by Ellis Amdur, Crisis Intervention Trainer,
Health Care for the Homeless Network Skype Meeting, April 30, 2020

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Two tactics to communicate with people who are anxious or angry

Audio file by Ellis Amdur, Crisis Intervention Trainer,
Health Care for the Homeless Network Skype Meeting, April 21, 2020

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COVID Sanitation and Hygiene Webinar for Homeless Service Providers

Download: Sanitation and Hygiene Guide for Homeless Service Providers