Intervention group participants were referred to local and statewide alcohol treatment, given bus fare to these facilities, and paid to provide data on their use of health services at biweekly check-ins with program staff.
Eligible participants were adults who were experiencing homelessness and had alcohol use disorders. They had to have been in or near Albuquerque, NM, for three months or more, and did not have serious disabilities or dependent children. The housing and support services were provided for four months.
The effectiveness of Referrals to Substance Use Treatment and Transportation Assistance when compared to Housing Without Peer Support indicates the effect of being referred to a set of services that includes those unique to Referrals to Substance Use Treatment and Transportation Assistance, or how much better the offer of Referrals to Substance Use Treatment and Transportation Assistance meets participants’ needs than the offer of Housing Without Peer Support. Both interventions included opportunities for services, but referrals to low-intensity services were unique to Referrals to Substance Use Treatment and Transportation Assistance. This evaluation separately examined Housing with Peer Support.
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