Housing As Health Care: Delivering Services Despite Funding Cuts

This presentation took place at The 2026 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. Amanda Zwirecki, MSEd, Director of Evaluation, Amanda M.V. Bartz, LCSW-R, Vice President of Clinical Operations and Rebekka Lipp, LMHC-DP, Director of Clinical Operations at Endeavor Health Services joined Evelyn U. Locklin, MA, LPC, Senior Director, Emergency Services & Residential Programs at The Harris Center For Mental Health & I/DD. They discussed creative financing and braided-funding solutions that offset program cuts, cross-sector collaborations with public agencies, payers and community partners, and proven approaches for integrating housing into care management and value-based . . .