Maintaining Independence and Sobriety Through Systems Integration, Outreach, and Networking

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-12

Study Completion Date

2020-09-01

Brief Summary

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This study seeks to implement wrap around services for Veterans suffering from co-occurring mental illness and substance use and who are homeless. It will compare Implementation as Usual of MISSION to Facilitation Implementation of MISSION.

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Detailed Description

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Background: Homeless Veterans often have multiple health care and psychosocial needs, including assistance with access to housing and health care, as well as support for ongoing treatment engagement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) developed specialized Homeless Patient Alignment Care Teams (HPACT) with the goal of offering an integrated, "one-stop program" to address the Housing and Healthcare needs of Homeless Veterans. However, while 70% of HPACT's Veteran enrollees have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD), HPACT does not have a uniform, embedded treatment protocol for this subpopulation. One wraparound intervention designed to address the needs of homeless Veterans with COD which is suitable to be integrated into HPACT clinic sites is the evidence-based practice called Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration, Outreach, and Networking-Veterans Edition, or MISSION-Vet. Despite the promise of MISSION-Vet within HPACT clinics, implementation of an evidence based intervention within a busy program like HPACT can be difficult. The current study is being undertaken to identify an appropriate implementation strategy for MISSION-Vet within HPACT. The study will test the implementation platform called Facilitation and compared to implementation as usual (IU).

Aims: (1) Compare the extent to which IU or Facilitation strategies achieve fidelity to the MISSION-Vet intervention as delivered by HPACT homeless provider staff. (2) Compare the effects of Facilitation and IU strategies on the National HPACT Performance Measures. (3) Compare the effects of IU and Facilitation on the permanent housing status. (4) Identify and describe key stakeholders' (patients, providers, staff) experiences with, and perspectives on, the barriers to, and facilitators of implementing MISSION.

Design: Type III Hybrid modified stepped wedge implementation comparing IU to Facilitation across 7 HPACT teams in 3 sites in the greater Los Angeles VA system.

Discussion: Integrating MISSION-Vet within HPACT has the potential to improve the health of thousands of Veterans but, it is crucial to implement the intervention appropriately in order for it to succeed. The lessons learned in this protocol could assist with a larger roll-out of MISSION within HPACT.

Conditions

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Co-Occurring Disorders Homelessness Substance Abuse Disorder Mental Illness

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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MISSION Implementation as Usual

Passive implementation or, IU for MISSION-Vet is comprised of a two-hour webinar training, along with key information on how to access and use the MISSION-Vet Treatment Manual and Consumer Workbook. The manual is posted on the web and available inside the VA on the National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans website or at missionmode.org. This passive implementation strategy has been used in previous studies

No interventions assigned to this group

Facilitation Implementation of MISSION

Facilitation is a comprehensive approach in which implementation experts partner with local staff to support implementation planning and to tailor adoption strategies to the local context. Facilitation gives attention to addressing individual- and organizational-level factors that can influence successful implementation of an evidence based practice with good fidelity.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition diagnostic criteria of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision for a current substance abuse or dependence disorder, e.g.:

* alcohol
* marijuana
* cocaine
* or poly substance use and a co-occurring mental illness that includes anxiety, mood, or a psychotic spectrum disorder
* is willing to participate in the service
* is empaneled in HPACT at one of the study sites

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No