Trial reportPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2011
Randomized trial of critical time intervention to prevent homelessness after hospital discharge.
Trial report in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01995864 (A Pilot Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial of Critical Time Intervention - Task Shifting), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Pilot Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial of Critical Time Intervention - Task Shifting (CTI-TS) Versus Usual Care for People With Psychotic Disorders
Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Targeted interventions to improve the social and economic circumstances of people with mental ill-health from marginalised communities: a systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Meaningful Activity Participation in Homelessness: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2020Guideline
- Pooled it
- Interventions to improve discharge from acute adult mental health inpatient care to the community: systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC health services research · 2019Pooled it
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- Effect of a Social Care Intervention on Health Care Experiences of Caregivers of Hospitalized Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Continuity of Care among People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness: Does Community Follow-up Reduce Rehospitalization?Health services research · 2018Trial
- The effectiveness of critical time intervention for abused women leaving women's shelters: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of public health · 2018Trial
- Critical Time Intervention for Homeless People Making the Transition to Community Living: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of community psychology · 2017Trial
- Brief case management versus usual care for frequent users of emergency departments: the Coordinated Access to Care from Hospital Emergency Departments (CATCH-ED) randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2016Trial
- Longitudinal Impact of a Family Critical Time Intervention on Children in High-Risk Families Experiencing Homelessness: A Randomized Trial.American journal of community psychology · 2015Trial
- The role of a critical time intervention on the experience of continuity of care among persons with severe mental illness after hospital discharge.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2015Trial
- Mediation analysis of critical time intervention for persons living with serious mental illnesses: assessing the role of family relations in reducing psychiatric rehospitalization.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2014Trial
- The impact of critical time intervention in reducing psychiatric rehospitalization after hospital discharge.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2012Trial
- Applying the ADAPT-ITT Framework to Develop a Team-based Mental Health Support Model for Young Adults Transitioning from Homelessness to Housing.Children and youth services review · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impacts of critical time intervention implementation on health service utilization among homeless-experienced veterans: a retrospective observational study.BMC health services research · 2026Observational
- The Impact of Substance Abuse Problems and Serious Mental Illness/Serious Emotional Distress on Post-Discharge Residential Status Among Clients With Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders: Evidence From SAMHSA MH-CLD Data.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Adapting a Suicide Prevention Program for People with Psychosis Following a Psychiatric Hospitalization: Pilot Results and Lessons Learned.International journal of cognitive behavioral therapy · 2025Article
- Supportive Text Messaging and Peer Support for Patients in the 6 Months Following Discharge from a Psychiatric Admission: Mental Health Outcomes from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study assessed the effectiveness of a previously tested model, critical time intervention (CTI), in producing an enduring reduction in the risk of homelessness for persons with severe mental illness who were discharged from inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities.
methodsA total of 150 previously homeless men and women with severe mental illness and who were discharged from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization to transitional residences on the hospital grounds were randomly assigned to receive usual care or usual care plus CTI at the point of discharge to the community. The nine-month intervention aims to gradually pass responsibility to community sources for providing ongoing support after the intervention ends, thereby leading to a durable reduction in risk of future homelessness. After participants were discharged from the transitional residence (length of stay six to 937 days), their housing status was assessed every six weeks for 18 months via participant self-report collected by interviewers blind to study condition.
resultsIn an intent-to-treat analysis, participants assigned to the CTI group had significantly less homelessness at the end of the follow-up period (the final three six-week intervals) than those assigned to the control group (odds ratio=.22, 95% confidence interval=.06-.88).
conclusionsA relatively brief, focused intervention for persons with severe mental illness led to a reduction in the risk of homelessness that was evident nine months after the intervention ended. This work suggests that targeted, relatively short interventions applied at critical transition points may enhance the efficacy of long-term supports for persons with severe mental illness who are living in the community.
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