Utilization of Section 8 Housing By Adults with Serious Mental Illness In Vermont, Connecticut, Kentucky and Delaware The Bristol Observatory & The Vermont Mental Health Performance Indicator Project

Section 8 Housing Housing Choice Voucher Low Income, Elderly, Disabled Federal $$ to Local Organizations

NOMs National Outcomes Measures Ten MH/SA Indicators Including: “Increased Stability in Housing”

Data Mental Health Full Date of Birth and Gender State and County Code SMI Indicator Section 8 Full Date of Birth and Gender State and County Code

Probabilistic Population Estimation (PPE) HIPPA Compliant Limited Data Set Full Date of Birth and Gender

Regional Variation

Section 8 Housing Utilization Rates Percent of SMI < 10% 10% - 15% 15% - 20% 20%+

DELAWARE Percent of Adults served by CMHC in Section 8 Housing < 1.0% 1.0 to 3.0% 3.0 to 10.0% 10.0 to 20.0% > 20.0%

Ending Participation in Section 8 During 12/20/04 through 5/02/05 In Vermont “Increased Stability in Housing”

Other Residential Situations Former State Hospital Patients In Vermont Discharged during CY2004 Residence in May 2005

Next Questions Longer-term Follow-up Other Regions Substance Abuse Clients Other Clinical Categories Community Characteristics

Discussion Administrative Data for NOMs? –Employment –School Participation –Criminal Justice Involvement –Stable Living Situation –Decreased Hospitalization –Access to Services –Cost Effectiveness

The Bristol Observatory Steven Banks and Karen Danyow Vermont Mental Health Performance Indicator Project John Pandiani, Joan Mongeon and Olivia Hunter Connecticut DMHSAS: Al Bidorini Delaware DAAMH: Maurice Tippitt Kentucky DMHMR: Lou Kurtz Housing and Urban Development: Bob Harmon Special thanks to the consumers, service providers, and database managers for producing and maintaining the data used in these analyses.

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