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. 2021 Jun 24;17(2):e1154. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1154
Methods Design: Randomized control trial
Setting: Philadelphia, United States
Follow up: 6 months
Participants Population: Adult males experiencing homelessness with alcohol and/or drug problems and stable mental health
Sample size: Total sample size n = 722, Group 1 n = 220, Group 2 n = 200, Group 3 n = 302
Interventions Intervention:
Group 1: Integrative Comprehensive Residential Services: A 6‐month treatment program with a variety of services on site, such as individual counselling, group therapy, lectures, life skills preparation, job search skills training, and vocational and educational training
Group 2: On‐Site Shelter‐Based Intensive Case Management: 4 to 9 months of ICM, case workers referred patients to a community network of services, caseloads were approximately 15 clients per case manager
Comparator:
Group 3: Usual Care Shelter Services with Case Management: City‐staffed case managers with caseloads of approximately 50‐75 per manager. The case managers primarily linked with ancillary supportive services and aided them in finding stable housing
Outcomes Housing stability, mental health, substance use, employment
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