Population-based Outreach Services to Reduce Homelessness among Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder.; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN21059161
• Lead Sponsor: VA Health Services Research & Development (USA)

Brief Summary

2013 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24252648 2014 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25544027 2015 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25554233 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29986765

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-30
• Study Completion: 2015-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2738

Inclusion Criteria

A VA facility was eligible for the current trial if it was included in the national VA Re-Engage program. VA facilities were included in the national Re-Engage program if they were:
1. Within the 50 United States or Puerto Rico
2. Were required, per VA policy to have a mental health provider who filled the role of a Local Recovery Coordinator
3. Had at least one Veteran with serious mental illness who was lost to care (i.e., had been seen at the facility in Fiscal Year 2008 or Fiscal Year 2009, but had no subsequent outpatient visits or an inpatient stay of less than 2 days as of January 2012). There were a total of 158 facilities eligible for Re-Engage, of which 139 were medical centers (i.e., with hospital beds) and 19 were community-based outpatient clinics.

Exclusion Criteria

Sites were not eligible for Re-Engage if they were not required to have a Local Recovery Coordinator or acting point of contact for mental health recovery services.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified