Each state implemented a different approach to improving care coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health conditions. Despite these diversities, state Medicaid officials, managed care representatives, providers, and consumer representatives in all states identified similar facilitators, challenges, and lessons learned for improv
The authors summarize the progress made in the past decade toward making homeless assistance programs more accountable to funders, consumers, and the public. They observe that research on the costs of homelessness and cost offsets associated with intervention programs has been limited to people who are homeless with severe mental illness. But this
The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. There are almost 2.3 million individuals in U.S. jails and prisons and more than 798,000 people on parole. It is estimated that 7,476,500 children have a parent who is in prison, in jail or under correctional supervision.
Minority children are disproportion
The conference summary report synthesizes key aspects of the Prisons to Home project including the state symposium discussions, conference plenary and break-out sessions, and the research papers developed for the conference. The report is not a complete record of the conference presentations, rather, it captures the common themes and salient ten
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
Services Integration: Strengthening Offenders and Families, While Promoting Community Health and Safety
By: Shelli Rossman The Urban Institute
December 2001
[ Project Home Page | List of Conference Papers ]
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
The Skill Sets and Health Care Needs of Released Offenders
Gerald G. Gaes, Ph. D. and Newton Kendig, M.D. Federal Bureau of Prisons
January 10, 2002
[ Project Home Page | List of Conference Papers ]
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
Craig Haney University of California, Santa Cruz
December 2001
[ Project Home Page | List of Conference Papers ]
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
Exploring the Needs and Risks of the Returning Prisoner Population
By: James Austin George Washington University
John Irwin San Francisco State University
Patricia Hardyman George Washington University
December 2001
[ Project Home P
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration on Children, Families, and Communities
Conference Report
Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
By: The Urban Institute: Ma
Many existing national surveys collect disability-related information, and some do so in great detail. There is substantial variation across surveys in terms of target populations, the disability measures used, topics covered, frequency, and design. We provide an overview of the 40 national, federally-sponsored surveys we reviewed for this study,
This is the final report of a project that assesses the need for developing and fielding another national disability survey data collection effort. It presents the findings from three principal project activities designed to assess whether existing data are sufficient to answer key disability-related research questions identified by the staffs of
PHA policies and procedures regarding tenant screening can be a significant obstacle for many chronically homeless people with disabilities. For most PHAs, the standard approach to tenant screening is to deny housing assistance to applicants with outstanding debt owed to the PHA or prior arrests or convictions. When attempting to serve homeless pe
This Issue Paper looks at innovative ways that public housing agencies are supporting housing for formerly homeless people in the communities the researchers visited.
Establishing expanded eligibility for Medicaid is only the first step in expanding the population of Medicaid beneficiaries. Many of those newly eligible for Medicaid on the basis of income alone will not know about the opportunity to enroll and will not have experience with health insurance. Early-expansion states and providers working with indiv