Integrating permanent supportive housing and co-occurring disorders treatment for individuals who are homeless

DA Smelson, H Zaykowski, N Guevermont… - Journal of dual …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: While permanent housing, addictions, and mental health treatment are often
critical needs to achieve housing stability and community reintegration, few studies have …

Impact of peer specialist services on residential stability and behavioral health status among formerly homeless veterans with cooccurring mental health and …

ML Ellison, RK Schutt, LH Yuan, C Mitchell-Miland… - Medical …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This study tested the impacts of peer specialists on housing stability, substance
abuse, and mental health status for previously homeless Veterans with cooccurring mental …

Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support among homeless veterans with mental health conditions and substance use histories.

ML Ellison, RK Schutt, ME Glickman… - Psychiatric …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support services were examined
among 50 previously homeless veterans with co-occurring mental health conditions and …

Using Getting To Outcomes to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless programs: a cluster-randomized trial of an implementation support …

M Chinman, S McCarthy, G Hannah, TH Byrne… - Implementation …, 2017 - Springer
Background Incorporating evidence-based integrated treatment for dual disorders into
typical care settings has been challenging, especially among those serving Veterans who …

Peer specialists: Exploring the influence of program structure on their emerging role.

S McCarthy, M Chinman, C Mitchell-Miland… - Psychological …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Although peer specialists play an increasing role in mental health service delivery, little is
known about the best program structures for maximizing effective service delivery. This study …

Testing implementation facilitation for uptake of an evidence-based psychosocial intervention in VA homeless programs: a hybrid type III trial

DA Smelson, V Yakovchenko, T Byrne… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Healthcare systems face difficulty implementing evidence-based practices,
particularly multicomponent interventions. Additional challenges occur in settings serving …

A cluster randomized Hybrid Type III trial testing an implementation support strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless programs

DA Smelson, M Chinman, S McCarthy, G Hannah… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive
Housing (HUD-VASH) program is one of the largest initiatives to end Veteran …

A Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized trial testing an implementation strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA Homeless Primary …

MM Simmons, S Gabrielian, T Byrne… - Implementation …, 2017 - Springer
Background Homeless veterans often have multiple health care and psychosocial needs,
including assistance with access to housing and health care, as well as support for ongoing …

An alternative to incarceration: Co‐occurring disorders treatment intervention for justice‐involved veterans

DA Smelson, DA Pinals, L Sawh… - World Medical & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports on the implementation, evaluation, and policy implications of MISSION‐
Criminal Justice (CJ), an innovative intervention used to treat justice‐involved veterans with …

Permanent supportive housing and specialized co-occurring disorders wraparound services for homeless individuals

DA Smelson, CK Perez, I Farquhar, T Byrne… - Journal of Dual …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Among individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, there is a high rate of co-
occurring mental health and substance use, which has traditionally been addressed through …