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Summary

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 directly compared Continuous Treatment Team  to a separate intervention, Outpatient Treatment, in order to better understand which of the two interventions might be more effective; the distinctive features of Continuous Treatment Team  are case management, financial education, and mental and physical health services.

Continuous Treatment Team provided participants with an unlimited amount of community-based services and an individualized plan to address their specific needs. Clinical case managers worked closely with clients to create their individualized plan; address their health needs; and help them access housing, transportation, and money management 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, MO, area for the duration of the study. The intervention lasted 12 months.

The effectiveness of Continuous Treatment Team  when compared to Outpatient Treatment indicates the effect of being referred to a set of services that includes those unique to Continuous Treatment Team , or how much better the offer of Continuous Treatment Team  meets participants’ needs than the offer of Outpatient Treatment. The key difference between the interventions was that Outpatient Treatment provided direct mental health services. In contrast, Continuous Treatment Team provided an unlimited amount of individualized case management, including the development of a plan to meet each client’s needs. Services also included housing, health care, transportation, and money management. This study also examined the effectiveness of the Drop-In Center.

Populations and employment barriers: Homelessness, Mental illness

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