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Angelo Ponirakis, PhD and Debra J. Rog, PhD. Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, 1915 I Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 833-3512, angelo.ponirakis@vanderbilt.edu

Initiated in 1999, the SAMHSA Homeless Families Initiative is a two-phase, multi-site program designed to test and evaluate the effectiveness of time-limited mental health, substance abuse, and trauma treatment interventions for homeless mothers with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders who are caring for their dependent children. A cross-site evaluation of the study site interventions is being facilitated by a Coordinating Center working collaboratively with all sites, the federal government, and a Consumer Panel. This presentation will highlight the eight participating project sites in the Initiative, providing an overview of the interventions involved. The presentation will also portray the 1600 mothers and their children, describing such characteristics as family composition, mental health issues, substance use, and the mother’s residential history.

Learning Objectives:

• 1. Describe the main features of the SAMHSA Homeless Families Initiative, and
• 2. Describe the population of the homeless women and children in the SAMHSA Homeless Families Initiative

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

Recorded presentation