Using Common Themes: Cost-Effectiveness of Permanent Supported Housing for People With Mental Illness

Autor:	Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Service (business) Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Social work Cost effectiveness business.industry Public relations Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health medicine Supportive housing Business Rural area General Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Human services
Zdroj:	Research on Social Work Practice. 21:404-411
ISSN:	1552-7581 1049-7315
DOI:	10.1177/1049731510387307
Popis:	This article examines the cost-effectiveness of providing permanent supported housing to homeless people with mental illness. Through the use of billing records and frequency of use charts, researchers were able to map the service usage of a cohort of 268 homeless individuals from both urban and rural communities. The results suggest that significant cost savings can be achieved by establishing supportive housing programs from the homeless rather than forcing them to rely on emergency services. Data from this study can inform policy changes at both the State and Federal level. It can also provide for the introduction of common themes of money and cost-effectiveness which all of the stakeholders in the service funding debate can use. Further recommendations and uses for the data are described and discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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