Project Aspire, 2005-2010
This award-winning project used three evidence-based practices (CTI, Seeking Safety, and Wellness-Self Management) with the aim of positively impacting sustainable housing placements for 143 homeless women with mental illness and chemical abuse histories after discharge from a shelter in Brooklyn, NY. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
FINDINGS:
- Within one year of placement, the 106 housed women had significantly low levels (6.6%) of recidivism to the shelter compared to the average recidivism level (14.9%) to the NYC adult shelter system within a year.