Journal article
A Multiple-City RCT of Housing First With Assertive Community Treatment for Homeless Canadians With Serious Mental Illness
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Housing First with assertive community treatment (ACT) is a promising approach to assist people with serious mental illness to exit homelessness. The article presents two-year findings from a multisite trial on the effectiveness of Housing First with ACT.
METHODS: The study design was a randomized controlled trial conducted in five Canadian cities. A sample of 950 participants with serious mental illness who were absolutely homeless …
Authors
Aubry T; Goering P; Veldhuizen S; Adair CE; Bourque J; Distasio J; Latimer E; Stergiopoulos V; Somers J; Streiner DL
Journal
Psychiatric Services, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 275–281
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
March 1, 2016
DOI
10.1176/appi.ps.201400587
ISSN
1075-2730