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Publication Date: 2003
The authors investigated the cost-effectiveness of the Critical Time Intervention (CTI) program, a time-limited adaptation of intensive case management, by comparing housing outcomes and costs of two groups of men recruited from a psychiatric program in a shelter. The authors concluded that the CTI program is not only an effective method to reduce recurrent homelessness among persons with severe mental illness, but also represents a cost-effectiv...
Publication Date: 1998
Background: The spread of human immunodeficiency virus infection to impaired groups has intensified the challenge for its prevention; control of the epidemic now requires behavioral change among persons with limited ability to sustain attention and learn. In this randomized clinical trial, we tested an intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors among homeless men with severe mental illness. Methods: Men were recruited from a psychiatric progra...
Publication Date: 1996
OBJECTIVE: The high seroprevalence of HIV that has been reported among homeless individuals with mental illness indicates an urgent need to examine HIV risk behavior in this population. METHOD: Injection drug use and sexual behavior were assessed in comprehensive interviews with 218 homeless mentally ill men in a New York City shelter. First, the proportion of men who had injected drugs was established. Then, among those who had injected drug...
Publication Date: 1997
OBJECTIVES: This study examined a strategy to prevent homelessness among individuals with severe mental illness by providing a bridge between institutional and community care.
METHODS: Ninety-six men with severe mental illness who were entering community housing from a shelter institution were randomized to receive 9 months of a "critical time" intervention plus usual services or usual services only. The primary analysis compared the mean number...
Publication Date: 2009
This study examined the risk-factors for falling into homelessness given the availability of housing and services provision.
We evaluate the influence of housing, services, and individual characteristics on housing loss among formerly homeless mentally ill persons who participated in a five-site (4-city) study in the U.S. Housing and service availability were manipulated within randomized experimental designs and substance abuse and other covaria...