Shern D L, Felton C J, Hough R L, Lehman A F, Goldfinger S, Valencia E, Dennis D, Straw R, Wood P A
Department of mental health law and policy, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 1997 Feb;48(2):239-41. doi: 10.1176/ps.48.2.239.
In the early 1990s the National Institute of Mental Health sponsored projects in four cities that served a total of 896 homeless mentally ill adults. Each project tested the effectiveness of different housing, support, and rehabilitative services in reducing homelessness. Most homeless individuals resided in community housing after the intervention. The proportion in community housing varied between sites. A 47.5 percent increase in community housing was found for those in active treatment conditions. At final follow-up, 78 percent of participants in community housing were stably housed. The findings indicate that effective strategies are available for serving homeless individuals with severe mental illness.
20世纪90年代初，美国国立精神卫生研究所赞助了四个城市的项目，这些项目共服务了896名无家可归的成年精神病患者。每个项目都测试了不同的住房、支持和康复服务在减少无家可归现象方面的有效性。干预后，大多数无家可归者居住在社区住房中。各地点社区住房的比例有所不同。处于积极治疗状态的人社区住房增加了47.5%。在最后的随访中，居住在社区住房中的参与者中有78%得到了稳定的安置。研究结果表明，有有效的策略可用于为患有严重精神疾病的无家可归者提供服务。
