2023
Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Effiong A, Pettey W, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 39: 587-595. PMID: 37884831, PMCID: PMC10973310, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08337-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause mortalityHealth outcomesSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsCox proportional hazards regression approachVeterans AffairsRetrospective national cohort studyNational cohort studyRisk of deathImportant health outcomesImproved health outcomesUnique veteransAnalysis cohortOverall cohortCohort studyMean durationUS veteransTreatment weightingSuicide morbidityPrevention componentsMortalityInverse probabilitySuicide outcomesOutcomesSupportive servicesThe use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program
Montgomery A, Zickmund S, Byrne T, Galyean P, Suo Y, Pettey W, Velasquez T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Nelson R. The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 305-315. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2187522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHotels/motelsQualitative interviewsCOVID-19 pandemicSupportive servicesHousing instabilityProgrammatic responsesVeteran householdsFinancial assistanceHomelessnessFamilies ProgramService leadershipVulnerable groupsOngoing public health concernProgram providersPoor health outcomesMethods studyVulnerable populationsCOVID-19InterviewsMotelsQuantitative dataAssistanceServicesPandemicPolicy
2022
Prioritization of carceral spending in U.S. cities: Development of the Carceral Resource Index (CRI) and the role of race and income inequality
Skaathun B, Maviglia F, Vo A, McBride A, Seymour S, Mendez S, Gonsalves G, Beletsky L. Prioritization of carceral spending in U.S. cities: Development of the Carceral Resource Index (CRI) and the role of race and income inequality. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276818. PMID: 36520883, PMCID: PMC9754598, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarceral systemRole of raceU.S. citiesLarge U.S. citiesTerms of incomeSocial supportCarceral institutionsStructural racismBudgetary prioritiesEconomic disparitiesEthnic compositionBudget prioritiesGovernment investmentBlack residentsWhite residentsPopulation concentrationSocial conflict modelIncome inequalityBudgetary investmentsEconomic profileInvestment prioritiesSupportive servicesConflict modelStrong prioritizationResource indexThe Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability.
Nelson R, Montgomery A, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Evans W, Greene T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Byrne T. The Impact of Temporary Housing Assistance Expenditures on Subcategories of Health Care Cost for U.S. Veterans Facing Housing Instability. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2022, 33: 1821-1843. PMID: 36341665, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMental healthSubstance use disorder treatmentRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient mental healthDirect medical costsInpatient mental healthUse disorder treatmentHealth care encountersBehavioral health costsHealth care servicesCohort studyHousing instabilityMultivariable differenceCare encountersMedical costsCare servicesDisorder treatmentU.S. veteransVeterans AffairsVA systemHealth costsSupportive servicesLongitudinal Outpatient and School-Based Service Use among Children with Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis
Peck CJ, Junn A, Park KE, Khetpal S, Cabrejo R, Singh A, Mayes L, Alperovich M, Persing J. Longitudinal Outpatient and School-Based Service Use among Children with Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2022, 150: 1309-1317. PMID: 36126215, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000009678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLongitudinal needsNonsyndromic craniosynostosisParents of childrenService useSchool-based servicesAfrican American race/ethnicityTime of surgerySupportive servicesPercent of parentsPredictive variablesSignificant predictive variablesType of interventionRace/ethnicityNeurodevelopmental sequelaeMale sexMajority of parentsSchool-aged childrenUse of servicesPhysical therapyPresence of siblingsSignificant burdenOutpatientsHigh parental incomeMultifactorial natureSagittal synostosis
2021
Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson RE, Montgomery AE, Suo Y, Cook J, Pettey W, Gundlapalli A, Greene T, Evans W, Gelberg L, Kertesz SG, Tsai J, Byrne TH. Temporary Financial Assistance Decreased Health Care Costs For Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 820-828. PMID: 33939508, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporary financial assistanceFinancial assistanceHousing instabilityFamilies ProgramNational policy debatesSupportive servicesStable housing situationsAffair partnersPolicy debatesHousing situationCommunity organizationsExpensive inpatientHomelessnessAssistancePeopleServicesDebateOrganizationProgramPartnersImminent riskCOVID-19 Impact on Healthcare and Supportive Services for People Who Use Drugs (PWUDs) in Malaysia
Vicknasingam B, Salleh N, Chooi WT, Singh D, Zaharim N, Kamarulzaman A, Chawarski MC. COVID-19 Impact on Healthcare and Supportive Services for People Who Use Drugs (PWUDs) in Malaysia. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 630730. PMID: 33854449, PMCID: PMC8039131, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.630730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatment programTake-home dosesMaintenance treatment programCOVID-19 infectionDelivery of medicationsSupportive servicesHIV clinicMMT patientsTreatment disruptionPerson visitsTreatment protocolPatient's homeStudy participantsTreatment programCOVID-19 epidemicPatient flowTelemedicine resourcesCOVID-19 responseMedical personnelMedicationsPatientsLower ratesSemi-structured formatMovement Control OrderRecipients
2013
The treatment of substance misuse in people with serious mental disorders
Bell M, Choi J, Lysaker P. The treatment of substance misuse in people with serious mental disorders. 2013, 161-174. DOI: 10.4324/9780203832677-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric disordersPersistent mental illnessSevere psychiatric disordersSerious mental disordersEvidence-based practiceTheory of mindRehabilitation settingsCognitive impairmentSubstance misuseMental illnessMental disordersWork performance evaluationEmotion recognitionExecutive functionSupportive servicesOrganizational psychologyDisordersVocational servicesCompetitive jobsSmall literatureSocial environmentRegular feedbackIllnessImpairment
2012
Understanding the Ecology and Development of Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Practice, Supportive Services, and Policy
Kilmer RP, Cook JR, Crusto C, Strater KP, Haber MG. Understanding the Ecology and Development of Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Practice, Supportive Services, and Policy. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2012, 82: 389-401. PMID: 22880977, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01160.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilies Experiencing HomelessnessExperience of homelessnessCircumstances of childrenFamily-centered servicesLives of childrenDevelopment of childrenAdjustment trajectoriesChild functioningFamily worldRange of factorsCommunity supportHomelessnessSupportive servicesPositive influenceService systemChildrenMultiple levelsServicesDiverse factorsSupportWorldPolicyFunctioningPeersYoungsters
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