Table 3.
Mean adjusted costs per participant by service domain over time and in housed vs. unhoused years
| Service type | Year 1 (n=255) | Year 2 (n=255) | Housed years 1 and 2 combined (n=190) | Unhoused years 1 and 2 combined (n=320) | All years 1 and 2 combined (n=510) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2,568 | 3,461 | 4,147 | 2,342 | 6,029 |
| Psychiatric | 2,150 | 1,155 | 1,260 | 1,186 | 3,305 |
| Substance | 1,642 | 362 | 741 | 1,157 | 2,004 |
| Homeless maintenance | 640 | 183 | 265* | 499* | 1,029 |
| Homeless amelioration | 257 | 2 | 213 | 80 | 324 |
| Total of above | 7,811 | 5,518 | 7,055 | 6,432 | 13,329 |
| Acute behavioral health | 2,671 | 443 | 946 | 1,920 | 3,114 |
| Outpatient mental health | 295 | 155 | 197 | 214 | 450 |
Housed and unhoused years were compared in multivariate logistic regressions (one model for each category listed in the table) predicting cost, controlling for sociodemographics (gender, age, ethnic minority status) and lifetime psychiatric diagnoses (alcohol use disorder, cocaine use disorder, serious mental illness) at baseline,
p<.05.