Effectiveness of case management for homeless persons: A systematic review

R. De Vet, M.J.A. Van Luijtelaar, S.N. Brilleslijper-Kater, W. Vanderplasschen, M.D. Beijersbergen and J.R.L.M. Wolf

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 10, e13-e26

Abstract: We reviewed the literature on standard case management (SCM), intensive case management (ICM), assertive community treatment (ACT), and critical time intervention (CTI) for homeless adults. We searched databases for peer-reviewed English articles published from 1985 to 2011 and found 21 randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental studies comparing case management to other services. We found little evidence for the effectiveness of ICM. SCM improved housing stability, reduced substance use, and removed employment barriers for substance users. ACT improved housing stability and was costeffective for mentally ill and dually diagnosed persons. CTI showed promise for housing, psychopathology, and substance use and was cost-effective formentally ill persons. More research is needed on how case management canmost effectively support rapid-rehousing approaches to homelessness.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; case management; economics; female; health care quality; homelessness; human; male; middle aged; randomized controlled trial (topic); review; standard; United States; utilization review, Adolescent; Adult; Case Management; Female; Homeless Persons; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Program Evaluation; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301491

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