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What is CASAHOPESM?
CASAHOPESM is a five year evaluation funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to study whether or not NY/NY III’s housing program for homeless individuals who actively use substances is effective in improving lives and saving taxpayer dollars. This housing is commonly referred to as ‘Population E’ and was created in 2005 under New York/New York III program, a billion dollar supportive housing agreement between New York City and New York State. CASAHOPESM is part of CASA Columbia’s Health and Treatment Research and Analysis Division.
Twelve-Month Tenant Outcomes for Persons Housed by NY/NY III’s Supportive Housing for Active Substance Users is the third paper released by CASAHOPESM. It presents the findings from our 12-month follow-up interviews of New York/New York III’s Population E tenants, as well as logs completed by case managers reporting on tenant status for the first 12 months of housing tenure.
What did this paper find?
This paper provides twelve-month outcomes in the following domains: housing retention, alcohol and drug use, physical and mental health, criminal justice, employment, receipt of services, and tenants satisfaction. Overall, findings indicate that individuals who actively use drugs or alcohol can achieve housing, health, and substance use stability when housed without a precondition of addiction treatment attendance.
What's next?
Upcoming papers will present results of an analysis of administrative data to investigate service utilization and cost.
Other Papers in the Series
Unlocking the Door: An Implementation Evaluation of Supportive Housing for Active Substance Users in New York City, the second paper released by CASAHOPESM, is a joint product from CASA Columbia and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH). It is designed specifically for a policy audience, particularly government and housing organization administrators who are considering creating similar programs in other parts of the country. This project is funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
What did this paper find?
Examination of the NY/NY III scattered-site supportive housing programs for Population E uncovered challenges and promising practices from its first three years of operation. Overall, findings show this form of housing to be operating in line with the intent and design of the public agencies that oversaw the NY/NY III Agreement. However, indicators of quality program implementation, as defined by the NY/NY III stakeholders and CSH's Seven Dimensions of Quality Supportive Housing, varied significantly across the nine programs, with implications for dissemination. Several lessons that might be useful to those working in the field are provided within the paper.
Paper #1: Characteristics of Persons Housed by NY/NY III’s Supportive Housing for Active Substance Users
What did this paper find?
Tenants interviewed are representative of a struggling population with diminished social capital. They have low educational attainment, limited work histories, and report significant barriers to employment. These individuals have been living at the margins of society for long periods of time and are largely representative of the broader chronically homeless population.