title: Family contact and housing stability in a national multi-site cohort of homeless adults with severe mental illness.
abstract: This study examined associations between family contact and housing stability among 4,778 homeless persons with mental illness who received intensive outreach and case management services through the national multi-site ACCESS project. Ordinary-least squares regression analysis found that, at 12-months post-study entry, greater contact with relatives to whom participants feel close, more frequent telephone contact, and greater satisfaction with family relationships were associated with a greater number of nights in stable housing. Program and policy implications for strengthening family ties as a means to reduce homelessness among this population are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. pickett@psych.uic.edu
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pickett-Schenk
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Dennis D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: Sarah B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States