The Focus

June 5th, 2025

Announcements:

FOCUS OF THE MONTH

New Outreach & Engagement Tip Sheet for ICMS

We’re excited to announce our new Outreach & Engagement Tip Sheet for ICMS, which includes:

  • An outreach action step flow chart with database links
  • Engagement tools and strategies info
  • Contextual insight
  • Info on training offerings
  • Safety tips and more!


Additionally, there is an accompanying landing page that features extra details/insights.


We appreciate your feedback and hope that you will complete our survey so that we can continue to update and improve this resource!

View the new tip sheet >

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Training Resources:

Access BEAM Training on TalentWorks

Access HFH Trainings for ICMS

Countywide Homeless Information Portal (CHIP):

Ask your HFH Program Manager about how to gain access!

to the following agencies for over 50% of their active roster having current income information in CHAMP

  • Century Villages at Cabrillo
  • East Valley Community Health Center
  • Enki Health Services
  • Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
  • Illumination Foundation
  • Little Tokyo Service Center
  • New Directions
  • SSG HOPICS
  • St. Anne's
  • The Catalyst Foundation
  • The Salvation Army
  • US Vets
  • Upward Bound House
  • VIP Community Mental Health Center
  • Volunteers of America

Upcoming Office Hours

**please note, some dates may be subject to change due to holidays**

Bring all your CHAMP questions to one of our upcoming sessions. We welcome repeat visitors!

Tues @ 9:30AM & 1PM: June 10th, 17th, 24th

Intended as a safe space for all service providers to access guidance on solving problems and navigating cases.

Wed @ 11AM: June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Hosted by Brilliant Corners Fridays at 10am. Covers how to access move-in and general assistance funds.

Fri @ 10AM: June 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

Available every other Wednesday from 10am - 11am. Provides overview of eligibility and referral process.

Every other Wed @ 10AM: June 4th, 18th

Available every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Provides support in submitting completed referrals.

Second Wed @ 11AM: June 11th

Available for ICMS agencies working with Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) & Family Unification Program (FUP) housing resources.


LACDA/HACLA FYI/FUP Programs:

Second Wed @ 11AM: June 11th


Small PHAs: Inglewood, Culver City, Pasadena:

Fourth Wed @ 11AM: June 25th

ICMS Snapshot Updates

The Universal Sharing Consent Status data point still indicates the most current information sharing consent status on record in CHAMP, including: 

  • Full SUD/MH Data Sharing Provided
  • Limited SUD/MH Data Sharing Provided - No MH Info
  • Limited SUD/MH Data Sharing Provided - No SUD Info
  • Limited SUD/MH Data Sharing Provided - No MH or SUD Info
  • Revoked
  • Declined


However, we updated our flagging logic to better align with ICMS program policies, as well as to incorporate results from our manual consent document reviews. There are additional Universal Sharing Consent Statuses that may be displayed in the ICMS Snapshot, and what each indicates:

  • Expiring: If the sharing consent status is 'Full' or 'Limited' but will expire within the next 60 days.
  • Error(s) in Uploaded Document: After HFH's manual review of the uploaded document, possible errors identified in the document include one or more of the following: boxes not checked to match consent status selected, CID not written on document, DOB missing, initials missing, old consent form, signature missing, signature date missing, poor image quality of scanned document.
  • Status Not Matching Document: While rare, some consent statuses are marked as 'Limited', but the scanned document indicates a 'Full' consent status should be assigned. 
  • Blank: Indicates there is either no consent status on record, or a previously 'Full' or 'Limited' consent has expired, or a Revoked or Declined consent status is more than 6 months old. A Declined or Revoked status will only remain valid for 6 months, as HFH expects ICMS providers to revisit this discussion with a participant every 6 months when there is a Declined or Revoked status.

The Notification of Privacy Practices on Record? data point still indicates whether the Notice of Privacy Practices was provided to the participant (“Yes”), or of the participant Declined, according to CHAMP record.


However, we updated our flagging logic to better align with ICMS program policies, as well as to incorporate results from our manual notice privacy practices acknowledgement document reviews


This is an additional Notification of Privacy Practices status that may be displayed in the ICMS Snapshot, and what it indicates:

  • Error(s) in Uploaded Document: After HFH's manual review of the uploaded document, possible errors identified in the document include one or more of the following: signature missing, signature date missing, poor image quality of scanned document.
  • Blank: Indicates there is either no notification of privacy practices acknowledgement on record, or a Declined status is more than 6 months old. A Declined status will only remain valid for 6 months, as HFH expects ICMS providers to revisit this discussion with a participant every 6 months when there is a Declined status.

The DMH Mental Health Services Provider data point indicates whether the ICMS participant is actively enrolled in mental health services under DMH. If the cell is blank, it indicates that either the participant is not actively enrolled in mental health services under DMH, or there is not adequate sharing consent in CHAMP to share this information. If there is adequate sharing consent in CHAMP and the participant is actively enrolled in mental health services under DMH, the cell will display the DMH program name, and the name of the assigned provider.

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