207 | Cracking The Code To Real-time Bed Availability
Tracks
Workshop
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Room 212-214 |
Session Overview
Founder of GET HELP, Tony Greco, clinical psychologist and recovering addict with extensive lived experience homelessness and Suzanne Williams, an expert on building harmonious homeless and recovery systems, share their experience in cracking the real-time bed availability code, a feat no one has yet been able to accomplish. From the sidewalks of Los Angeles’ Skid Row to the streets and train stations of St. Louis to the corners of Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square, through the highways and byways of urban and rural Oklahoma, and all stops in between, Tony and Suzanne sought to understand the unique and dynamic landscapes we navigate as we endeavor to serve those who are unhoused and the unique opportunities in our communities to partner in sharing real-time bed availability and access to services. They will share with you their methodology, a methodology which is critical as we solve complex human problems, a methodology that requires the insights that can only come from lived, human experience as we seek recovery from one of the most challenging problems human civilization has ever faced: homelessness.
Description
Founder of GET HELP, Tony Greco, clinical psychologist and recovering addict with extensive lived experience homelessness and Suzanne Williams, an expert on building harmonious homeless and recovery systems, share their experience in cracking the real-time bed availability code, a feat no one has yet been able to accomplish. From the sidewalks of Los Angeles’ Skid Row to the streets and train stations of St. Louis to the corners of Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square, through the highways and byways of urban and rural Oklahoma, and all stops in between, Tony and Suzanne sought to understand the unique and dynamic landscapes we navigate as we endeavor to serve those who are unhoused and the unique opportunities in our communities to partner in sharing real-time bed availability and access to services. They will share with you their methodology, a methodology which is critical as we solve complex human problems, a methodology that requires the insights that can only come from lived, human experience as we seek recovery from one of the most challenging problems human civilization has ever faced: homelessness.
Timothy Huffman
GET HELP
Presenter
Dr. Tony Greco is the CEO and Founder of GET HELP, a licensed clinical psychologist, and an author with 25+ years of experience empowering those with addiction and severe mental illness. Having grown up in poverty and battled both addiction and homelessness in his teens, Tony has been on every side of the problem and now, through GET HELP, is on every side of the solution. Tony has served on the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Board and chaired their Early Career Psychologist Committee. He has managed citywide conventions, conferences, meetings, and other events in the non-profit and political sectors, including international twelve-step conferences and gubernatorial campaigns. Tony has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School and a bachelor’s in business management from Pepperdine University
Suzanne Williams
Director
ODMHSAS
Presenter
Suzanne Williams has over 30 years of leadership experience in the behavioral health and criminal justice fields. She served numerous years as Director of Employment and Housing at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and as Chair of the Oklahoma Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness. She recently joined the GET HELP team as the Director of Government and Public Relations, as well as the Executive Director of Give Help. Specializing in building collaborative partnerships, Suzanne interfaces between local, county, state, and federal government agencies; community stakeholders; and GET HELP to build a strong network of coordinated solutions for all. Suzanne has a master’s in criminal justice from New Mexico State University and a bachelor’s in sociology from Southwestern Oklahoma State University
