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. 2021 Jun 24;17(2):e1154. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1154
Methods Design: Randomized control trial
Setting: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Follow up: Over 20 months
Recruitment: From one homeless youth agency
Randomization: Participants were randomized using a computer generated algorithm with blocking
Allocation: Participants selected a sealed envelope containing the name of the condition
Blinding: Not reported in the publication
Timing of outcome assessment: At baseline (study months 1‐4) and follow‐up (study months 20‐24)
Outcome assessor: The primary investigator and research assistants
Participants Population: Homeless youth with mental illness
Sample size: Total n = 72, SEI n = 36, IPS n = 36
Interventions Intervention:
The social enterprise intervention model was implemented in four stages: vocational skill acquisition (4 months), small business skill acquisition (4 months), social enterprise intervention formation and product distribution (12 months), and case‐management services (ongoing for 20 months); social enterprise intervention participants attended vocational and small business classes twice a week (1.5 h per session) and received case‐management services continuously throughout the 20 month study period.
Comparator:
Over the 20 months, all IPS participants met individually with the employment specialist, one case manager, and one clinician at least weekly. Meetings took place either in person within the agency or in the community, by phone, or through social media check‐ins.
Outcomes Housing stability, mental health, quality of life, employment, income
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