A Treatment Improvement Protocol: Behavioral Health Services for People who are Homeless

Course overview

The Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series fulfills the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) mission to improve prevention and treatment of substance use and mental disorders by providing best practices guidance to clinicians, program administrators and payers. This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) is for the behavioral health service provider or program administrator who wants to work more effectively with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need, or are currently in, substance abuse or mental health treatment. The approach advocated by the TIP is integrated and is aimed at providing services to the whole person to improve quality of life in all relevant domains.