Jay S. Levy, MSW, LICSW

Celebrating the new edition of 'Pretreatment Guide for #Homeless Outreach & #Housing First' - New intro, Preface, interview & more!
Also, I am glad to share the news that L H Press has decided to release an Audio version of #Pretreatment Across Multiple fields of practice. Moe info: www.jayslevy.com

Check This Out! Brief review of the book “Pretreatment in Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization,” by Jay S. Levy, 2021. Ann Arbor: Loving Healing Press Describes the Pillars of Pretreatment to take the person from where they are… to get them living indoors

Check This Out! Brief review of the book “Pretreatment in Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization,” by Jay S. Levy, 2021. Ann Arbor: Loving Healing Press
open.substack.com/pub/streetse...

Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond Amazon.com: Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond (Audible Audio Edition): Jay S. Levy, Loving Healing Press, Louise Levy, Virtual Voice: Books

Just a quick note that there is a new Audible book -

Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond

It features authors from both the US and UK sharing stories of their work w/vulnerable folks with complex needs
www.amazon.com/Pretreatment...

Known as the 'Yellow Book' in London, I am excited about this new edition✨

Here's the Second Edition of Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First. It is scheduled for release in January and is now available for pre-order in US, Canada, UK and beyond!

More info: www.jayslevy.com

YouTube video by Leon TLTD #19 – Ending the Cycle of Homelessness: Shadows, Stories, and the Language That Shapes Recovery

it was an honor to be part of the Too Light-Too Dark Podcast w/Leon Eckford.
#Homeless #trauma #NarrativePsychology #Pretreatment #SocialWork #HarmRecuction #HousingFirst #Outreach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI_J...

Known as the 'Yellow Book' in London, I am excited about this new edition✨

Here's the Second Edition of Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First. It is scheduled for release in January and is now available for pre-order in US, Canada, UK and beyond!

More info: www.jayslevy.com

YouTube video by Leon TLTD #19 – Ending the Cycle of Homelessness: Shadows, Stories, and the Language That Shapes Recovery

it was an honor to be part of the Too Light-Too Dark Podcast w/Leon Eckford.
#Homeless #trauma #NarrativePsychology #Pretreatment #SocialWork #HarmRecuction #HousingFirst #Outreach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI_J...

Jay Levy interview Jay Levy and I both have books published by Loving Healing Press. I have known and admired him since editing his first book in 2010. For him, compassion, respect and decency are automatic, intuitiv…

Here's an interview on #Homelessness and #Housing First, as well as an overview of my #Pretreatment work in the field that just got published on Dr. Bob Rich's Blog. Dr. Bob is a renown Australian author, psychologist, Mud Hut Builder, grandfather, and Blogger
bobrich18.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/j...

YouTube video by Victor Volkman Ep 6 Co-creating Psychological Safety in Services Part 2

Here's Part 2 of Co-Creating Psychologically Informed Environments and Safety for Staff and the services they provide

#Housing #Homelessness #NarrativePsychology #Pretreatment #SocialWork #Trauma #HarmReduction #Dialogue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEWt...

YouTube video by Victor Volkman Ep 5 Co-creating Psychological Safety in Services Part 1

Here's a quick share of 15 minute video #dialogue with folks who are experts from experience via the UK's #Homeless and #Housing sector. It was fun and I got to highlight one of my favorite stories (Butch) from the woods and riversides of Western MA. #Harmreduction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Fp...

Wonderful local gathering to celebrate our new collaborative book project. Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond

We heard from contributors who embrace values of compassion & approaching each other with a sense of awe and wonder.

Wonderful local gathering to celebrate our new collaborative book project. Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond

We heard from contributors who embrace values of compassion & approaching each other with a sense of awe and wonder.

Pretreatment and Harm Reduction Broader Applications for Helping Folks with Complex and Multiple Needs

Check out my latest Substack post- Free subscription available! #Unhoused #SleepingRough #Homeless #HarmReduction #Trauma #Narrative #Psychology

Pretreatment and Harm Reduction open.substack.com/pub/jayslevy...

@pathwayuk.bsky.social @inclusiongp.bsky.social

YouTube video by Drug Addiction & Recovery Team DART 2024 DART Annual Convening: Trauma Informed Connections from a Pretreatment Perspective

We are Interpreters and Meaning Makers!

Check out this presentation from 2024 on #Homelessness and effective interventions with those who have experience extensive #trauma and #Loss

#NarrativePsychology #InclusionHealth #SocialWork

youtu.be/DrM73dZlSv0?...

#InclusionHealth2025

We had a great time at UK Pathways conference on Homelessness and Inclusion Health. I felt fortunate to attend a book launch celebrating my new book ~

Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond

More info: jayslevy.com

A Home But Not A Cure : Up First from NPR Thirty years ago, housing activists began an unusual experiment to help people struggling with homelessness and chronic addiction. They decided to get people into housing first and then try to help th...

The studies on Housing First shows great success in addressing chronic homelessness and major mental illness. Housing First was never meant as a primary response to folks with opioid addiction & homelessness.

HF is a concept with many different programs under its umbrella. Interesting NPR video!

Yes... This is true! I worked very closely with Phil Mangano via MHSA. He was appointed by the Bush administration and took the lead in this regard with a national agenda of spreading 10 year plans to end homelessness. Housing First (Pathways Model) was one of the critical tools for achieving this.

The Quest for Productive Dialogue We are interpreters and bridge builders!

jayslevy.substack.com/p/the-quest-...

Check out this substack post on the Art of Dialogue w/people who are clearly vulnerable and in need of assistance, yet not necessarily raising their hands for help.

#trauma #psychology #Pretreatment #HarmReduction #TIC #SocialWork #grassroots

Book Review of “Homeless Outreach and Housing First: Lessons Learned,” by Jay S. Levy, 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Loving Healing Press. Paper, 36 pages. I recommend this book highly…

Hi folks,

Here's the latest review from 1/6/2025 of an old book that got published by LH Press back in 2012. Found this on #substack

It's entitled: #Homeless #Outreach and #Housing First: Lessons Learned

#Trauma #Psychology #HousingFirst #HarmReduction
streetsense.substack.com/p/book-revie...

YouTube video by Pathway Homeless Health Jay & Louise Levy Pretreatment Book Launch - Jan 2025

It's a privilege to join the transatlantic chat sponsored by Pathway UK & Faculty's #Homelessness & MH Committee. It featured speakers from US and UK sharing experiences of utilizing #Pretreatment to assist vulnerable people. #Trauma #HarmReduction #Psychology

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7PD...

Here's my Publications on #Pretreatment, #HomelessOutreach, #HousingFirst, inclusive of US & UK collaborative book projects as follows:

Cross-Cultural Dialogues on #Homelessness (2018) Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice (2024)

Thanks to LH Press and many others! :-)
#HarmReduction

The Range of Pretreatment Applications to Homelessness and Beyond by Jay Levy I shared success stories of homeless outreach throughout NYC and Boston and coined Pretreatment back in 2000 (turn of the millennium) through a publication via the Social Work Journal – Fa...

Here's a blog post - Recovering The Self Journal on the evolution of #Pretreatment approach for helping vulnerable people w/complex needs from #Homeless Outreach in the US to Pre-treatment Therapy in the UK #Trauma #HarmReduction

www.recoveringself.com/education/ra...

Jay Levy and Co-authors Share Fresh Insight into a Trauma-Informed Approach for Homelessness and Beyond - NewsBlaze News In this book, Levy pays special attention to the provision of Trauma-Informed Care, which is heavily centered on interpersonal relationships.

Press release of our US & UK Collaborative Book Project - Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice

Thanks to the 12 co-authors who made this book a reality ~ US & UK Forewords by Dr Jim Withers and Dr Jenny Drife

#Pretreatment #Homeless #HF #TIC #HarmReduction

newsblaze.com/entertainmen...

Here's my website: www.jayslevy.com

Lot's of information on #housing and #homelessness books, interviews, and presentations about #Pretreatment approach for assisting vulnerable people who have experienced homelessness and #trauma.

Hey Jonathon,

Yes, Promoting Safety is 1 of 5 guiding principles of Pretreatment. It is based on harm reduction, as well as crisis intervention strategies. It's useful to think of crisis intervention as taking a more directive/active stance. My books demonstrate and explore this in some detail.

Absolutely.... Support services with a person-centered guiding philosophy and reflective practice for staff are critical for helping vulnerable people attain and sustain affordable housing- Learn more about a Pretreatment approach for Supportive housing, Street Medicine and outreach staff, etc.

Sure... Count me in!

I like the sentiment and agree that affordable housing should be our primary response. Criminalization just makes it worse and is unjust. Housing First is a good response as well, which means housing plus support services. Also, there are a number of economic and cultural causes to homelessness