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was a priority over housing for them, but most voiced that housing first, then employment. There was discussion about the importance of behaviorat health services and that these services are requested often. One participant also commented that the population they serve (LatinX community) doesn't typicatty take advantage of behavioral heatth services. . "We do have a lot of requests for the mental heatth part of behavioral heatth, so I woutd agree that those two are definitety at the top of the [ist." . "Most of the peopte who cross my path benefit and report that they need behavioral heatth and mentaI health resources." . "l know of one person who cannot work without housing, so when they lost their housing, they lost their job at which they were thriving. " . "l'm a firm betieverthatyour housing often stabilizes the person inside it." Law EnforcementlLocal Government: Participants agreed that these are important but discussed the need for housing and basic needs to be addressed first in order to be successfut. There was discussion on how many peopte who experience hometessness have behavioraI heatth issues and that this has to be addressed before they can engage in job training. . "l don't think you can offer peopte emptoyment services if they don't have a ptace where they can get dressed appropriatety, shower, get a meat, get a good eight hours rest. Without these things, those emptoyment services witl not be successfut." . "There has to be the basic things addressed for someone to be successfut. They need a ptace to [ive, a ptace to eat, to feel safe and (if necessary) behavioral health services. Once those core things are addressed, an individuat is set up for success in my opinion." . "You have to have the behavioral heatth services, but you atso need to have the housing to be successfut." Community lAembers: Generatty, participants fett that yes, these are priorities, but housing shoutd be the first priority: affordabte low barrier housing and keeping peopte in housing. There were concerns about keeping peopte in housing if they have unmet behavioral heatth needs. . "l think these are priorities, but I think the biggest priority is affordable housing and low barrier housing." . "You can't just put someone in an AA meeting who's hometess." . "Housing first is my approach, what I'd prefer to see. How do you prioritize behavioral heatth services when you don't know where you witt steep at night?" Central Washington lJniversity: Most participants felt that white these are important, affordabte housing and basic needs must be met first, especiatty before job training and emptoyment services. Peopte need a safe ptace to be housed, have access to food, and have access to medical and mental heatth services before they can be ready for job training. Participants also mentioned the need for supportive emptoyment services such as laundry, ctothing, haircuts, washrooms, etc. There was atso some discussion about stigma and the need to have programs that are nonjudgmentat and discrete. . "You've got to meet their materiat, heatth, and psychotogical needs first. And then you start thinking about things tike job training. There's a hierarchy of needs." . "l woutd say the #1 priority is a ptace where you can be safe and fed, where you can take care of your body in any way that is needed." . "l think a massive priority shoutd be affordable housing." 7