Urban Healing Strategies

Homelessness Solutions • Systems Consultation

• Trauma-Informed Strategy

What Sets Us Apart

Urban Healing Strategies provides trauma-informed consultation and practical solutions to address homelessness, housing instability, and behavioral-health system gaps in urban communities. Our work bridges mental health, public safety, healthcare, and social services to create coordinated, humane, and sustainable responses for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Homelessness Strategies & Systems Solutions

  • Program design and implementation for homeless outreach initiatives

  • Cross-agency coordination (behavioral health, law enforcement, hospitals, housing, nonprofits)

  • Development of multidisciplinary response models

  • Policy and procedure review through a trauma-informed lens

  • Identification of service gaps and operational barriers

  • Community engagement and stakeholder facilitation

Grant & Program Support

  • Grant development and implementation planning

  • Compliance monitoring and reporting frameworks

  • Outcome tracking and data analysis

  • Sustainability planning for grant-funded programs

Training & Capacity Building

  • Trauma-informed care for frontline staff

  • Cultural responsiveness and equity-focused practices

  • Burnout prevention for outreach and crisis teams

  • Training for multidisciplinary and cross-system teams

Behavioral Health & Crisis Response Consultation

  • Mental-health informed outreach strategies

  • Alternatives to emergency department overuse

  • Crisis intervention models that reduce recidivism

  • Support for justice-involved and high-utilizer populations

Who we serve:

  • Cities and counties

  • Behavioral health departments

  • Law enforcement agencies

  • Hospitals and emergency departments

  • Nonprofit organizations

  • Housing and homeless service providers

  • School districts and community coalitions

Approach

Urban Healing Strategies is grounded in:

  • Trauma-informed practice

  • Systems-level thinking

  • Cultural humility and equity

  • Real-world public-sector experience

  • Data-driven and people-centered solutions

How We Work

  • Hourly consultation

  • Project-based contracts

  • Retainer agreements

  • Short-term assessments or long-term implementation support

(Clinical therapy services are offered separately through private practice and are not part of consulting services.)