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Program description

The NOHSAP-TC treatment program promoted sobriety, residential stability, and economic independence by providing case management services, temporary housing, and treatment to people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders.

Evaluation

The New Orleans Homeless Substance Abusers Project (NOHSAP)—Transitional Care (TC) was tested in 1 study that included people who have/had the following characteristics: Homelessness, Substance use disorder.

Effect on long-term earnings

Pathways has no evidence to assess support for this intervention on long-term earnings. This means that there were no moderate- or high-quality studies of the effect of this intervention on long-term earnings.

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Summary

The NOHSAP-TC program served adults experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders in the greater New Orleans area. Only people who completed a seven-day detoxification program in the NOHSAP facility could enroll in TC. The detoxification program involved daily group meetings, limited assessment and case management, and an introduction to principles from Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Cocaine Anonymous. During the TC program, participants were housed in the NOHSAP residential facility. Designed to last 21 days, the program provided twice-daily group meetings, assessment and case management services, and an off-campus drug or alcohol support group. Completers of the TC program were also eligible for placement in a 12-month extended care and independent living program, which continued and amplified the services they had received in the TC program.

The intervention was delivered in New Orleans, LA.

28607-New Orleans Homeless Substance Abusers Project (NOHSAP)

Populations and employment barriers: Homelessness, Substance use disorder

Quick info

Primary service

Housing

Intervention services

Case management, Health services (Substance use disorder treatment and mental health services), Housing

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Setting(s)

Urban only

Year evaluation began

1991

Implementing organization(s)Not available

All outcome domains received a rating of no evidence to assess support. We did not find any studies that rated moderate or high that studied the intervention's effect on outcomes in outcome domains assessed by Pathways. This intervention needs further study to support conclusions about its effectiveness.

Studies of this intervention

Study quality rating	Study counts per rating
Low	1

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