Prioritizing Survivor Safety and Confidentiality Within Coordinated Entry Systems
Safe Entry into Services
Key Points
- CE is a matching process, not a “pass/fail” test.
- Consider where and how survivors are able to enter the housing system. Provide multiple points of entry.
- DV/SA risk assessment should be protocol for every person entering the housing system. Have a ready response if DV/SA is identified.
- Practices should allow survivors to control how their Personally Identifying Information (PII) is recorded, stored, and shared.
- DV/SA and homelessness both disproportionately affect people of color. Housing systems must be aware of potential biases within their CE assessment and DV/SA risk assessment processes and work to prevent them.