The Services in Supportive Housing (SSH) Annual Report describes the program and its activities through the end of September 2009. The objective of the SSH program is to increase housing stability and level of functioning for consumers. This report provides important preliminary data on effective methods for preventing or reducing chronic homelessness. (Authors)

Services in Supportive Housing grantees served 1,076 consumers from October 2007 through September 2009. At the end of its second year of operation, SSH program outcomes indicate that providing services to people in permanent housing is an effective strategy for preventing and reducing chronic homelessness. Although the data reflect a limited time period, the promising preliminary outcomes show that a high percentage of consumers:

• remain in housing;
• receive services and supports that mitigate the need for psychiatric inpatient hospitalization; and
• are able to deal effectively with everyday day life circumstances.

Nine organizations received SSH grants starting October 1, 2007 and five organizations starting May 1, 2008. All of the programs report implementing at least one evidence-based practice (EBP), with nine of the fourteen programs using either Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) or Intensive Case Management (ICM). The preliminary outcomes to date indicate that SAMHSA’s requirement that SSH grantees use evidence-base practices is an effective strategy that merits incorporating into future initiatives. (Authors).