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Implementing Peer-Assisted Case Management to Help Homeless Veterans with Mental Illness Transition to Independent Housing

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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.

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  1. Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Integrated Service Network 3, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, 130 West Kingsbridge Road (OOMH), 10468, NY

    Ellen M. Weissman M.D., M.P.H. & Susan M. Essock Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Ellen M. Weissman M.D., M.P.H. & Susan M. Essock Ph.D.

  3. Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT

    Nancy H. Covell Ph.D.

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

    Nancy H. Covell Ph.D.

  5. Veterans Integrated Service Network 3, Bronx, NY

    Mara Kushner C.S.W.

  6. Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn, NY

    Julie Irwin C.S.W.

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Weissman, E.M., Covell, N.H., Kushner, M. et al. Implementing Peer-Assisted Case Management to Help Homeless Veterans with Mental Illness Transition to Independent Housing. Community Ment Health J 41, 267–276 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-005-5001-2

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