Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2023
Housing and supportive services for substance use and self-efficacy among young mothers experiencing homelessness: A randomized controlled trial.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to improve the mental health of women experiencing homelessness: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Housing stability, employment, and survival behaviors among young mothers experiencing homelessness: A randomized controlled trial of a housing intervention.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Trial
- Housing and supportive services for young mothers experiencing substance use disorder and homelessness: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Housing intervention impacts on parenting stress and child problem behaviors among mothers experiencing homelessness.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Building social and structural connections for the prevention of opioid use among youth experiencing homelessness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Relations between Affect, Self-Efficacy, and Alcohol Expectancies in Adults Experiencing Homelessness.Addiction research & theory · 2024Article
- Lessons learned from housing first, rapid rehousing trials with youth experiencing homelessness.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Review
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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimsHomeless mothers with young children in their care contend with high rates of substance use and low self-efficacy. However, a limited number of studies have examined these outcomes associated with housing and supportive services.
designParticipants were randomly assigned to: (1) housing + support services (n = 80), (2) housing-only (n = 80), or (3) services as usual (SAU) (n = 80) and were re-assessed at 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-months postbaseline. SETTINGS: The study recruited a community-based sample from homeless service agencies and advertisements in a large Midwestern city.
participantsThe study recruited two hundred forty (N = 240) women between the ages of 18 to 24 years, experiencing homelessness and with a substance use disorder (SUD) who also had a biological child under the age of 6 years in their care. MEASUREMENTS: We measured frequency of alcohol and drug use using the Form 90 semi-structured interview, and self-efficacy using Pearlin and Schooler's (1978) 7-item Mastery Scale.
findingsOverall, mothers showed significant improvement in substance use and self-efficacy over time in each condition. However, as expected, patterns of change differentiated intervention groups with more mothers showing better substance use and self-efficacy outcomes in housing + supportive services than in SAU. Unexpectedly, more mothers in SAU showed better outcomes than those in housing-only.
conclusionsSubstance use decreased and self-efficacy increased over time, but patterns of change characterized the intervention groups. In particular, findings suggest that when providing housing to this population, supportive services should also be offered.
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