The City of Austin’s Downtown Austin Community Court has enhanced services available for the homeless through a new Medication Storage Program for prescription medications. These services are now available through DACC’s Walk-in Case Management Services between 8:00 am-4:00 pm Monday through Friday at 505 Barton Springs Road.
DACC’s Walk-in Case Management provides assistance signing up for public benefits, obtaining and storing vital documents, use of DACC as a mailing address, links to medical, mental health, and substance use services, and as of this month, prescription medication storage for the homeless.
“The Medication Storage Program is a continuation of DACC’s approach to design services that are compassionate, person-centered, and effective to benefit the people we serve and the broader Austin community,” said Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager at Downtown Austin Community Court. “Having reliable access to prescription medications helps individuals experiencing homelessness maintain stability leading to better outcomes, and ultimately reduces impacts on emergency response systems.”
To be stored at DACC, medications must be in the original prescription bottle.
During the first phase of this program, any prescribed medications that do not require refrigeration may be brought to DACC for storage. DACC is developing phase 2 of this program that will provide storage for prescriptions requiring refrigeration later this year.
