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The study used a data system that was shared by 19 Integrated Services for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness programs. The authors used a quasi-experimental design to compare participants in LA’s HOPE with two separate groups of individuals that were not given access to LA’s HOPE services.
The study compared LA’s HOPE to two other groups. The first comparison group consisted of individuals enrolled in programming in the same sites as the LA’s HOPE participants but who were not enrolled in LA’s HOPE. The authors reported that there was spillover between this group and the LA’s HOPE group. The other comparison group consisted of individuals enrolled in programming in different sites than the LA’s HOPE participants.
This review focuses on comparing the LA’s HOPE group and the group of individuals enrolled in programming in different sites than the LA’s HOPE participants.
Individuals were enrolled from late winter 2003 until May 2007. Data was collected on participants through June 2007.
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, and Los Angeles Community Development Department
LA’s HOPE clients participate in an Integrated Services for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness program. Participants also receive case management, housing, and employment support (such as job search assistance, trainings, resume development, and job coaching).
Clients in the comparison condition enrolled in an Integrated Services for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness program that did not serve LA’s Hope clients. These participants did not receive housing, case management, or employment support from LA’s HOPE.
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