Homelessness Prevention in Treatment of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness

Kendon J. Conrad, PhD, is Professor in Health Policy and Administration at the School of Public Health of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Associate Research Career Scientist of the Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research at Hines Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs. He is the principal investigator on the representative payee project described in this volume and has published principally in the areas of substance abuse treatment, long term care, and evaluation research methodology.Michael D. Matters, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a co-investigator on the representative payee project. He received his doctorate in sociology from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago specializing in the study of organizations and in linguistics in December of 1994. He has worked on studies of programs for substance abuse and mental illness.Patricia Hanrahan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, the Director of Clinical Program Evaluation for the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), and a co-principal investigator on the representative payee project. Her research interests include evaluation research in social work, adult day care, and more recently, hospice care for dementia patients, supportive housing for severely mentally ill individuals, and the provision of a novel anti-psychotic drug, risperidone, through a retrospective analysis using the IDHS pharmacy database.Daniel J. Luchins, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago and Associate Director of Clinical Services at IDHS. He is a co-principal investigator on the representative payee project and has published principally in the areas of the significance of structural brain abnormalities in schizophrenics. He has also developed a strong interest in polydipsia and other repetitive behaviors in chronic schizophrenia. The more recent of his over 100 publications include examinations of rehospitalization rates, factors influencing rehospitalization rates, and the assessment of substance abuse or dependence among individuals with severe mental illness.

• ContentsPreface Cooperative Agreements for CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program to Prevent Homelessness: An Overview Creating and Using Logic Models: Four Perspectives Homelessness Prevention Therapeutic Community (TC) for Addicted Mothers Dyadic Case Management as a Strategy for Prevention of Homelessness Among Chronically Debilitated Men and Women with Alcohol and Drug Dependence Preventing Homelessness in Florida Housing Solutions: The Community Connections Housing Program: Preventing Homelessness by Integrating Housing and Supports From Streets to Homes: The Pathways to Housing: Consumer Preference Supported Housing Model Project H.O.M.E.: A Comprehensive Program for Homeless Individuals with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders A Home-Based Family Intervention For Ethnic Minorities With a Mentally Ill Member Representative Payee for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness at Community Counseling Centers of Chicago Cross-Site Issues in the Collaborative Program to Prevent Homelessness: Conclusion Index Reference Notes Included