Throughout the program, intervention group participants lived in Project H&ART residences. In the first two-month phase, participants attended group and individual therapy (one to two sessions per week), art therapy, psychodrama, group education classes, and weekly recreational events. Intervention participants also attended AA or NA meetings daily, which was required. In the second two-month phase, intervention group participants primarily received case management, which encouraged them to search for employment and to develop soft skills. During this phase, individual counseling continued, and participants met with case managers as often as needed.
Eligible participants included adults experiencing homelessness who had alcohol use disorders; who lived in or near Albuquerque, NM, for three months or more; and who did not have serious disabilities or dependent children. The intervention lasted four months.
Comparing Case Management, Substance Use Counseling, Plus Housing with Peer Support to Housing Without Peer Support showed the effect of being referred to a set of services that were unique to Case Management, Substance Use Counseling, Plus Housing with Peer Support or how much better Case Management, Substance Use Counseling, Plus Housing with Peer Support met participants’ needs. Both interventions included low-intensity intervention services, such as community-based housing (apartment or motel) and random alcohol and drug testing. However, supervised services, including housing with peer support, intensive counseling, AA and NA meetings, and case management, were unique to Case Management, Substance Use Counseling, Plus Housing with Peer Support. This evaluation also examined Referrals to Treatment for Substance Use and Transportation Assistance.
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