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Study Name
Study of Paid Transitional Housing (Pre Stay-at-Home Order Cohort)
Study Sharepoint ID
101047.01
Evaluation name
Does Paid Transitional Housing Impact Reentry Outcomes During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders?
Intervention (standard name)
Paid Transitional Housing
Outcome domains examined
Increase short-term employment
Strength of Evidence Tag
High
Reason for the Rating

This study received a high study quality rating because it is a low-attrition randomized controlled trial with no known issues that suggest the findings cannot be attributed to the intervention.

This study received a high study quality rating because it is a low-attrition randomized controlled trial with no known issues that suggest the findings cannot be attributed to the intervention.

Design
Randomized controlled trial
Services
Case management
Soft skills training
Employment skills development
Housing supports and subsidies
Populations targeted
Justice involvement
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Urban only

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent Justice involved
100.00
Percent Male
100.00
Percent Black or African American
23.81
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
27.62
Percent American Indian or Alaska Native
7.62
Percent White
40.00
Percent another race
0.95
Mean age
39.40
Group formation formatted
The study randomly assigned and analyzed 218 individual men released from prison between October 31, 2019 and March 30, 2020 and placed into transitional housing. Participants were recruited from a re-entry centre for men who fell within a medium-to-high risk recidivate category and were within 8 weeks of their scheduled release. The study used the last digits of identification numbers to randomly assign individuals to treatment or comparison conditions, with 110 placed into the treatment category and the remaining 108 placed into the comparison category.
Study timing formatted
The study tracked employment data over 15-21 months following the release of participants between October 2019 and March 2020.
Study funding formatted
Not described, but the study acknowledges A New Leaf, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, the Arizona Department of Housing, and Maricopa County Adult Probation for their collaboration.
Sample Characteristics
Based on baseline study population statistics for the full randomized sample (pre- and post-SAHO combined) of formerly incarcerated men, participants represented multiple racial groups (40.00% White, 27.62% Mexican American/National, 23.81% Black), were mostly single (70.79%), and on average, about 39 years old.
Implementing organization formatted
Program implemented by certified transitional housing facilities, nonprofit facilitator, and male reentry centres.
Program history
The study describes the program as a pilot housing programme that started about six months before the implementation of statewide stay-at-home order on March 30, 2020.
Treatment condition formatted
The Paid Transitional Housing (PTH) pilot was designed as a reentry housing intervention that fully covered rent at transitional housing facilities for a period of 3 months. It targeted male adults released from prison who began their time at one of Arizona's re-entry centres, fell within a medium-to-high risk recidivate category, and were 8 weeks away from their release date.
Comparison condition formatted
The comparison group consisted of the same population of male adults released from prison and placed in transitional housing through re-entry centres, except that they paid for their transitional housing out-of-pocket.
Mandatory services formatted
Soft skills training; Employment skills development
Timing of study formatted
3 months
Program funding formatted
Nonprofit facilitator paid facilities directly after treatment group participants chose placement. The study acknowledges A New Leaf, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, the Arizona Department of Housing, and Maricopa County Adult Probation for their collaboration.
Setting details formatted
The study took place in Phoenix, Arizona at transitional housing facilities, certified by Arizona Recovery Housing. An assisting non-profit facilitated payments for treatment group participants and collected employment data. Participants were recruited and received additional programming through male re-entry centres.
Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Secondary domains examined
Recidivism
Earliest publication year
2024
Most recent publication year
2024
Manuscripts
101047_01_Simonds
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Housing supports and subsidies
Services Referred
Treatment or recovery services for substance use disorder
Occupational or sectoral training
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
October 31, 2019 to March 30, 2020
Intervention Duration
3.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No