Ecologically-Based Treatment provided short-term housing assistance with intensive supportive services to young mothers experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders to facilitate stabilization.
Ecologically-Based Treatment was tested in two studies that included people who had the following characteristics: Young adults (age 16-24), Parents, Single parents, Homelessness, Substance use disorder.
Pathways to Work cannot assess support for this program on long-term earnings. This means there were no moderate- or high-quality studies of the effect of this program on long-term earnings.
Ecologically-Based Treatment provided short-term housing assistance with intensive supportive services to young mothers experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders to facilitate stabilization.
Participants received three months of rental and utility assistance and six months of supportive services, including strengths-based case management, HIV prevention, and clinical counseling for substance use and mental health needs using the Community Reinforcement Approach.
The program was implemented in central Ohio.
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| Increase employment | Short-term | 
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| Decrease benefit receipt | Short-term | |
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| Increase education and training | All measurement periods | |
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