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Partnerships to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System

NCT04596176 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 217

Last updated 2020-10-22

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Summary

This was a randomized controlled trial comparing child welfare business as usual (BAU) with two levels of supportive housing (SH). To identify eligible families, a screening tool was developed that helped social workers apply a "housing lens" very early in family child welfare involvement. The study examined the extent to which implementation was faithful to the model and how well state and community partners collaborated. The research included a process evaluation, outcomes study, and economic analysis. Access to either intervention group was associated with higher family preservation and reunification, with service model intensity demonstrating minimal impact. An economic evaluation revealed that the intensive model cost the most, but the existing SH program and routine care incurred equivalent per-child costs.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Program Supportive Housing Services

The existing statewide SH model that included routine access to housing (voucher) and case management

OTHER

Intensive Supportive Housing Services

an intensive treatment SH model with a higher dosage of case management, family teaming, and access to a vocational specialist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Connecticut

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Farrell, Ph.D. · Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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