How does supported housing improve the outcomes related to housing stability, employment, health and abstinence?
With respect to alcohol and drug free supported housing, a number of studies have compared outcomes for people who receive treatment while in alcohol and drug free supported housing and those who do not. On measures of abstinence, studies have found that individuals receiving treatment and living in alcohol and drug free settings could have between 2 to 2 1/2 times higher rates of abstinence as those in treatment but not living in abstinent housing. Similarly, studies have found higher incomes among the group living in an alcohol and drug free environment, increased social relationships, greater housing stability and fewer housing problems. Research has also shown that individuals in supported housing are three times more likely to complete a treatment program than those who are not in alcohol and drug free housing. We know from our own local research that being in supported housing can reduce the need for emergency room visits and cut the use of hospital in half in the year after movi
