Fidelity to the Housing First Model and Variation in Health Service Use Within Permanent Supportive Housing

Data from a survey of PSH program practices were merged with administrative data on service utilization to examine the association between fidelity to a benchmark program, the Housing First model, and health service use among 5,067 clients in 77 PSH programs. Regression analyses were used to compare inpatient, crisis and residential, and outpatient mental health service use between high-, mid-, and low-fidelity programs in a pre-post design.

Publication Date: 
2015
Volume: 
In Press
Journal Name: 
Psychiatric Services
Location: 
California, USA