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Program description

The intervention provided adults without housing with traditional outpatient treatment from a state mental health clinic to improve their housing, income, and well-being. This evaluation compared Outpatient Treatment to a separate intervention, Drop-In Center, to better understand which intervention might be more effective. Outpatient Treatment featured psychotherapy and psychiatric medication.

Evaluation

Outpatient Treatment (as compared to Drop-In Center) was tested in 1 study that included people who have/had the following characteristics: Homelessness, Mental illness.

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

A mental health clinic in St. Louis, MO, provided the traditional outpatient treatment, which included psychotherapy, psychiatric medication, and assistance in obtaining social services. The service population included adults without housing who had a severe psychiatric disorder, no history of violent behavior, and an intention to stay in the St. Louis area for the duration of the study. The intervention lasted 12 months.

Comparing Outpatient Treatment to Drop-In Center showed the effect of being referred to a set of services that were unique to Outpatient Treatment or how much better Outpatient Treatment met participants’ needs. In contrast to Outpatient Treatment, Drop-In Center provided general health services, such as daytime shelter, food, clothing, showers, and recreational activities. This study also examined the effectiveness of the Continuous Treatment Team.

28647.01-Outpatient Treatment Compared with Drop-In Center

Populations and employment barriers: Homelessness, Mental illness

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Primary service

Substance use disorder treatment and mental health services

Intervention services

Health services (Substance use disorder treatment and mental health services)

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Setting(s)

Urban only

Year evaluation began

1988

Implementing organization(s)Missouri Department of Mental Health and public daytime drop-in centers in St. Louis

Studies of this intervention

Study quality rating	Study counts per rating
Low	1

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