Implementation insights from a permanent supportive housing diversion program in Los Angeles for people in the criminal legal system with serious mental illness point to the value of cross-sector, cross-agency partnerships.
A community health worker-led program for formerly homelessness individuals living in permanent supportive housing increased food security and social connectedness.
A review of existing literature finds that medical respite care reduces hospital and emergency department visits, increased use of outpatient care, and leads to overall cost savings.
Interviews with street medicine program staff reveal common approaches to developing relationships with homeless patients which could be applied universally in clinical settings.
Actionable guidance for expanding housing options and improving justice- and health-related needs for people with criminal legal system involvement with behavioral health needs.
A jail screening and post-release permanent supportive housing program is associated with fewer inpatient visits, more mental health outpatient visits, and overall cost savings.
Toolkit offers guidance for corrections and health care professionals on evidence-based interventions to support the reentry needs of people with behavioral health needs.
Housing needs assessment tool can help providers who work with people leaving incarceration to better understand their housing needs and risk of homelessness.
Overdose prevention centers in New York City are shown to avert overdose-related injury and death, reduce public drug use, and connect individuals to wraparound services.
Analysis of street medicine programs reveals differences in behavioral health services across programs, highlighting key facilitators and challenges to better integration of these services within street medicine.
Use of recovery housing leads to decreases in readmissions and emergency department visits among individuals recovering from substance use disorder, as well as increased use of primary care.
A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.
Addressing care coordination and medication-related needs within a mobile integrated health care-community paramedicine program leads to a reduction in hospital readmissions.