“I don't think there's anything more powerful than hearing the voices of people that are doing this really hard work, every day.” Pamela Kasinetz, Clinical Director for RHD’s Behavioral Health and Housing (BHH) Division, is talking about the results of a recent study on the effects of trauma-informed care when applied to RHD’s homeless services.

Save the Date! Cyber Monday is November 28. Please consider selecting RHD as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile when completing your holiday shopping this year. Amazon will donate a percentage of each purchase to RHD. Your support will directly impact our programs in the communities we serve. You can sign up in just three steps!

Step 1: Sign in to smile.amazon.com on your laptop or cell phone.

Step 2: From your desktop, go to Your Account and select the option to Change your Charity. Or, from your mobile browser, select Change your Charity from the options at the bottom of the page.

Step 3: Select RHD as your charity.

People experiencing homelessness and residing in emergency shelters are often unable to visit primary care providers consistently. They rely on emergency room visits for routine health issues. Or they are unaware of their health insurance status and benefits available to them. RHD is working to address these issues.

Imagine That!

Beginning October 7 and running through December, Austin Dearth from Imagine That! has his art displayed on two billboards in the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City. Austin is one of eight Kansas City artists who was selected to display their art funded by the Charlotte Street Arts Foundation.

New Foundations/YALE

Each semester, two occupational therapy (OT) students work with New Foundations/YALE’s participants to provide them with extra support. They help participants with daily tasks, such as getting to and from important appointments, grocery shopping, and cooking nutritious meals. This past September, they hosted a fun reunion for past, present, and future OT students along with past and present participants.

Are you an RHD program with a cool and exciting new event or development? Would you like to see it written about in RHD’s Connections, in addition to the RHD blog and social media? Let the Marketing and Communications team know! We’d love to spread the word about all the amazing work you do! Email michael.pelusi@rhd.org with your news tip! Or fill out our news tip form here.

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