The effects of supported housing for individuals with mental disorders.

ABSTRACT: Societies face the challenge of providing appropriate arrangements for individuals who need living support due to their mental disorders. We estimate the effects of eligibility to the Dutch supported housing program (Beschermd Wonen), which offers a structured living environment in the community as an intermediate alternative to independent housing and inpatient care. For this, we use exogenous variation in eligibility based on conditionally random assignment of applications to assessors, and the universe of applications to supported housing in the Netherlands, linked to rich administrative data. Supported housing eligibility increases the probability of moving into supported housing and decreases the use of home care, resulting in higher total care expenditures. This increase is primarily

SUBMITTER: Lopes FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature