N/A
N=79
Improving Linkage to Health and Other Services for Veterans Leaving Incarceration
Linkage to Care · Homelessness · Substance Use Disorder · Mental Health
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02964897 ↗Enrolled (actual)
79
Serious AEs
1.3%
Results posted
Oct 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Substance Use Care — 37; 7 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (Behavioral); Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Sep 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Substance Use Care |
37; 7 | — |
| PRIMARY Mental Health |
42; 23 | — |
| PRIMARY Primary Care |
25; 24 | — |
Summary
Veterans leaving incarceration and re-entering their communities (often described as "reentry" Veterans) face a number of challenges, including uncertainty about housing, vulnerability to substance use and relapse, on-going mental health concerns, and often multiple health conditions require timely continuity of care. The purpose of the project is to increase support for Veterans post-incarceration through the addition of trained peers with lived experience of being a Veteran and a history of incarceration. Emphasis will be on peers who will help link Veterans to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services, including housing and healthcare. Peers will provide linkage with Health Care Reentry Veterans program specialists, transportation to appointments, and support in community reintegration. Peers will assist reentry veterans to make a successful transition and get and stay engaged in their care.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Phase 1
- Veteran released from a Massachusetts state prison or county jail.
- (for intervention subjects: interested in receiving reentry services) Phase 2
- Veteran released from a Connecticut state prison or jail.
- (for intervention subjects: interested in receiving reentry services)
Exclusion Criteria
- No history of dementia or other serious cognitive condition that would prevent them from being interviewed or completing a survey questionnaire.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02964897). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.