HOUSING OUTCOMES FOR HOMELESS ADULTS WITH MENTAL-ILLNESS - RESULTS FROM THE 2ND-ROUND MCKINNEY PROGRAM

In the early 1990s the National Institute of Mental Health sponsored p rojects in four cities that served a total of 896 homeless mentally il l adults. Each project tested the effectiveness of different housing, support, and rehabilitative services in reducing homelessness. Most ho meless individuals resided in community housing after the intervention . The proportion in community housing varied between sites. A 47.5 per cent increase in community housing was found for those in active treat ment conditions. At final follow-up, 78 percent of participants in com munity housing were stably housed. The findings indicate that effectiv e strategies are available for serving homeless individuals with sever e mental illness.