Partnerships to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System

NCT04596176 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB18-0174
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 217
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This was a randomized controlled trial comparing child welfare business as usual (BAU) with two levels of supportive housing (SH). To identify eligible families, a screening tool was developed that helped social workers apply a "housing lens" very early in family child welfare involvement. The study examined the extent to which implementation was faithful to the model and how well state and community partners collaborated. The research included a process evaluation, outcomes study, and economic analysis. Access to either intervention group was associated with higher family preservation and reunification, with service model intensity demonstrating minimal impact. An economic evaluation revealed that the intensive model cost the most, but the existing SH program and routine care incurred equivalent per-child costs.

Conditions

Mental Health; Physical Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Preservation

  Number of children not being removed from their family

  2 years

• Reunification

  Number of children being reunified with their family

  2 years

• Housing stability

  Whether family remained stably housed or experienced recidivism on homelessness or near homelessness

  2 years

Study Arms (3)

Business As Usual

NO INTERVENTION

Families who were involved in the child welfare services

Intensive Supportive Housing for Families

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Families who were randomly assigned in this group

Other: Intensive Supportive Housing Services

Program Supportive Housing for Families

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Families who were randomly assigned in this group

Other: Program Supportive Housing Services

Interventions

Program Supportive Housing Services OTHER

The existing statewide SH model that included routine access to housing (voucher) and case management

Program Supportive Housing for Families

Intensive Supportive Housing Services OTHER

an intensive treatment SH model with a higher dosage of case management, family teaming, and access to a vocational specialist

Intensive Supportive Housing for Families

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Families who were newly involved with the child welfare system, demonstrated high housing instability or homelessness, and evidenced high service needs.

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago: lead
• University of Connecticut: collaborator

Related Links

• Study description and link to final report to the Administration on Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Anne Farrell, Ph.D.

  Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of Research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2020
• First Posted: October 22, 2020
• Study Start: November 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2017
• Last Updated: October 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share