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Assessing the Impact of Recovery Housing on Healthcare Utilization in Portland, Oregon

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.

Peer-Reviewed Article

September 2023

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.

Case Example

June 2023

Improving Diabetes Control in a Medicaid Managed Care Population With Complex Needs

A primary care-based integrated care team supports patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in reducing A1c levels.

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2023

Finding a Place to Be Somebody

This essay from Lawrence Lincoln, a former unhoused person in California, documents his journey of recovery and subsequent work with a care community.

Blog

February 2024

Evaluation of AB 1544: Community Paramedicine and Triage to Alternate Destination

California community paramedicine and triage to alternative destination programs lead to more coordinated care and reductions in emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.

Brief/Report

October 2023

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

A novel street psychiatry program offers essential mental health support to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness.

Case Example

May 2021

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

A street medicine program increased post-hospitalization follow-up care for unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

Case Example

September 2021

HOUSED BEDS: A Clinical Tool for Taking a History on an Unsheltered Homeless Patient

A tool helps providers capture essential information when interviewing people experiencing unsheltered homelessness to support effective treatment planning.

Implementation Tool

July 2019

Central City Concern: Providing Comprehensive Services to Help People on the Path to Housing, Recovery, and Employment

Profiles Central City Concern, an FQHC in Portland, Oregon, that is providing services for people experiencing homelessness with substance use disorder — including primary care, behavioral health treatment, housing, and other supports.

Blog

September 2023

Central City Concern: Providing Access to Harm Reduction Services for People Experiencing Homelessness with Substance Use Needs

This webinar featured presenters with on-the-ground experience implementing the harm reduction approach at Central City Concern.

Webinar

October 2023

“They Just Helped Save My Life:” Client Perspectives on the Los Angeles County Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program for Serious Mental Illness

Clients enrolled in an adapted assertive community treatment model in California identify material resources and relational supports as key program benefits.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

Results of a Peer Navigator Program to Address Chronic Illness Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Embedded peer navigators provide support and mentorship for people experiencing homelessness, leading to increases in chronic disease screening and referrals.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

Recovery Coaching In and Out of Emergency Departments: an Overview of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery’s (CCAR) Emergency Department Recovery Coaching Program

A hospital-based program showed that peer recovery coaching can be seamlessly integrated into the workflow of busy emergency departments to address the longer-term needs of people with substance use disorders.

Case Example

February 2022

Moving Beyond Referrals to Strengthen Late-Life Depression Care: A Qualitative Examination of Primary Care Clinic and Community-Based Organization Partnerships

Partnerships between community-based organizations and primary care providers can improve depression care for older adults.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2022

Care Management Intervention to Address Determinants of Health for Individuals with Multiple Behavioral Health Readmission

Care management interventions for people transitioning from behavioral health inpatient care may be successful in decreasing readmissions if they address health-related social needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2022

Improving Health Care through Housing First

A randomized controlled trial found Denver’s Housing First program led to positive impacts on health and utilization for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and frequent periods of incarceration.

Brief/Report

July 2021

Medical Respite Care Tool Kit

Resources to help organizations plan and implement medical respite care programs, including program development guides, case examples, and implementation tools.

Website/Resource Center

April 2022

Cost and Utilization Impacts of a Medicaid Managed Care Organization’s Behavioral Health Wraparound Program

Behavioral health wraparound program led to reduced utilization and costs in first month after an emergency department or behavioral health admission, but mixed results occurred in subsequent months.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2022

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals

Demonstrates that Housing First programs and associated support services reduced health care related expenditures for the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

Brief/Report

December 2020

Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First to Reduce Homelessness and Promote Health Among Homeless Populations With Disability: A Community Guide Systematic Review

Housing First programs reduce homelessness and health care use more effectively than Treatment First approaches.

Peer-Reviewed Article

September 2020

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Assessing the Impact of Recovery Housing on Healthcare Utilization in Portland, Oregon

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

Improving Diabetes Control in a Medicaid Managed Care Population With Complex Needs

Finding a Place to Be Somebody

Evaluation of AB 1544: Community Paramedicine and Triage to Alternate Destination

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

HOUSED BEDS: A Clinical Tool for Taking a History on an Unsheltered Homeless Patient

Central City Concern: Providing Comprehensive Services to Help People on the Path to Housing, Recovery, and Employment

Central City Concern: Providing Access to Harm Reduction Services for People Experiencing Homelessness with Substance Use Needs

“They Just Helped Save My Life:” Client Perspectives on the Los Angeles County Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program for Serious Mental Illness

Results of a Peer Navigator Program to Address Chronic Illness Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Recovery Coaching In and Out of Emergency Departments: an Overview of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery’s (CCAR) Emergency Department Recovery Coaching Program

Moving Beyond Referrals to Strengthen Late-Life Depression Care: A Qualitative Examination of Primary Care Clinic and Community-Based Organization Partnerships

Care Management Intervention to Address Determinants of Health for Individuals with Multiple Behavioral Health Readmission

Improving Health Care through Housing First

Medical Respite Care Tool Kit

Cost and Utilization Impacts of a Medicaid Managed Care Organization’s Behavioral Health Wraparound Program

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals

Permanent Supportive Housing With Housing First to Reduce Homelessness and Promote Health Among Homeless Populations With Disability: A Community Guide Systematic Review