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- Title
Implementing peer-assisted case management to help homeless veterans with mental illness transition to independent housing.
- Authors
Weissman EM; Covell NH; Kushner M; Irwin J; Essock SM
- Abstract
Formerly homeless mentally ill veterans are at an important crossroads when they move from living in an institutional setting such as a shelter or supportive residential facility to independent living. We hypothesized that peer advisors, veterans with severe mental illness who had been homeless previously, graduated from a Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program, and subsequently maintained independent, stable housing could assist other veterans make a successful transition to independent living. Pilot data suggests that participants who received peer advisors were more likely to follow up with assessments than were controls. In this report, we describe a pilot peer advisor program, its implementation, and pilot data on program administration.
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2005, Vol 41, Issue 3, p267
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-005-5001-2