Improving access to disability benefits among homeless persons with mental illness: An agency-specific approach to services integration

R. Rosenheck, L. Frisman and W. Kasprow

American Journal of Public Health, 1999, vol. 89, issue 4, 524-528

Abstract: Objectives. This study evaluated a joint initiative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve access to Social Security disability benefits among homeless veterans with mental illness. Methods. Social Security personnel were colocated with VA clinical staff at 4 of the VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs. Intake assessment data were merged with SSA administrative data to determine the proportion of veterans who filed applications and who received disability awards at the 4 SSA-VA Joint Outreach Initiative sites (n = 6709) and at 34 comparison HCHV sites (n = 27 722) during the 2 years before and after implementation of the program. Results. During the 2 years after the initiative began, higher proportions of veterans applied for disability (18.9% vs 11.1%; P

Date: 1999
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