title: Integrating the Integrated: Merging Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) with Housing First.
abstract: This study reports on a housing program that merged two evidence-based practices frequently applied in tandem: Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Housing First. Quantitative measures show that consumers in the program were receptive to supportive housing and core services. These quantitative measures, when considered alongside qualitative interviews, suggest that in order for more consumers to move through the IDDT stages of educational and vocational advancement, the staff will need to emphasize the permanence of supportive housing. Thus, the study also demonstrates the importance of integrating results of qualitative evaluations with quantitative data to strengthen a program's evidence base.
authors.affiliation: Program Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 5607 Baum Boulevard, #301, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA. jlpringle@pitt.edu.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pringle
authors.affiliation: Program Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 5607 Baum Boulevard, #301, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.affiliation: Program Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 5607 Baum Boulevard, #301, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lederer
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011638:Public Housing; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Assertive community treatment; Evidence-based practice; Homeless; Housing first; Integrated dual disorder treatment