LA County Board

11. Supporting Pregnant People and New Parents who are Experiencing\nHomelessness\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Director of\nHealth Services, Housing for Health Division, in collaboration with the Chief\nExecutive Officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the\nExecutive Director of the Homeless Initiative, Chief Executive Office, the\nDirectors of Mental Health, Public Health, Public Social Services, Children and\nFamily Services, and the Executive Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs,\nto report back to the Board in 90 days in writing with a plan to better support\npregnant people and new parents who are experiencing homelessness, with a\nfocus on Skid Row, including, but not limited to:\nA plan for dedicated outreach to pregnant people experiencing\nhomelessness, including trainings for outreach workers on health and\nhousing resources available to support this population;\nA process for ensuring that pregnant people experiencing homelessness\nare offered and connected to health and behavioral health care during\npregnancy and in the months following birth to address the health of the\nbirthing person and any associated substance use disorders and mental\nhealth concerns, including post-partum depression;\nStrategies for decreasing the number of unsheltered pregnant people;\nTrainings for staff at interim housing sites that house people of\nreproductive age, so that they are equipped to support reproductive\nhealth, including connecting program participants to care when\nnecessary;\nIn partnership with health plans, Federally qualified health centers,\nacademic institutions, and other providers, a process for coordination of\nfield and street medicine teams to identify pregnant people and provide\nappropriate services; and\nAddendums to the Skid Row Action Plan to include supports for pregnant\npeople experiencing homelessness. (24-5530)