Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) Cross-Site Evaluation Impact study: Service and Housing model approaches to ameliorate substance use disorders, reduce homelessness and increasing housing stability

This presentation describes the approaches to integrating evidence-based treatment, wrap-around services and housing developed by 25 programs funded in 2009 through the SAMHSA GBHI program serving veterans, women and families, youth and those involved in the criminal justice system with substance use and, or co-occurring mental disorders. Based on structured interviews, document extraction, focus groups, site visit observation and client self-report data, we will present the primary models that serve to organize these approaches across target populations and for a continuum from homelessness to being housed. We will discuss a number of model elements including setting, clinical population characteristics, treatment and housing criteria, evidence-based practices, supports and financing that were used to cluster sites. We will also describe the implications of these models for practice, policy and research. This presentation is proposed as part of a SAMHSA GBHI panel.