title: Suicidality Among Chronically Homeless People with Alcohol Problems Attenuates Following Exposure to Housing First.
abstract: This study is the first to document suicidality among chronically homeless people with alcohol problems (N = 134) and examine its trajectory following exposure to immediate, permanent, low-barrier housing (i.e., Housing First). Suicidal ideation, intent, plans, and prior attempts were assessed at baseline and during a 2-year follow-up. Baseline suicidal ideation was over four times higher than in the general population. Two-year, within-subjects, longitudinal analyses indicated severity of suicidal ideation decreased by 43% from baseline to follow-up. Significant decreases were also found for intent and clinical significance of ideation. No participants died by suicide during the 2-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Victor L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hatsukami
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Chi-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenert
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Johanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Charlotte R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Silvi C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Greta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaese
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Lonnie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention