Variation in the implementation of California's Full Service Partnerships for persons with serious mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined variation in the implementation of California's Full Service Partnerships (FSPs), which are supported housing programs that do "whatever it takes" to improve outcomes among persons with serious mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Data sources/setting

Ninety-three FSPs in California.

Study design

A mixed methods approach was selected to develop a better understanding of the complexity of the FSP programs. The design structure was a combined explanatory and exploratory sequential design (qual→QUAN→qual) where a qualitative focus group was used to develop a quantitative survey that was followed by qualitative site visits. The survey was used to describe the breadth of variation based on fidelity to the Housing First m

SUBMITTER: Gilmer TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4097835 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature