About Housing Transitions QUERI
Implementing and sustaining Critical Time Intervention (CTI) to support housing transitions for homeless-experienced Veterans
In partnership with the Grant Per Diem (GPD) National Program Office, Housing Transitions QUERI aims to implement and evaluate Critical Time Intervention (CTI) in 35 GPD case management (GPD-CM) grantee sites in 8 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) across the nation over 5 years. The GPD-CM program provides grant funding for time-limited case management services aimed at Veterans with experiences of homelessness or housing insecurity, who are undergoing housing and care transitions, with the goal of improving housing retention.
At present, there is significant practice variation across case management aftercare grantee sites. Critical Time Intervention (CTI) is an evidence-based, structured, and time-limited case management practice. Housing Transitions QUERI aims to identify effective practices to spread and sustain CTI, and evaluate their associated costs, in the GPD-CM program.
In partnership with the Grant Per Diem (GPD) National Program Office, Housing Transitions QUERI aims to implement and evaluate Critical Time Intervention (CTI) in 35 GPD case management (GPD-CM) grantee sites in 8 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) across the nation over 5 years. The GPD-CM program provides grant funding for time-limited case management services aimed at Veterans with experiences of homelessness or housing insecurity, who are undergoing housing and care transitions, with the goal of improving housing retention.
At present, there is significant practice variation across case management aftercare grantee sites. Critical Time Intervention (CTI) is an evidence-based, structured, and time-limited case management practice. Housing Transitions QUERI aims to identify effective practices to spread and sustain CTI, and evaluate their associated costs, in the GPD-CM program.
Implementation / Evaluation Strategies
Housing Transitions QUERI will support 35 GPD-CM grantee sites with a stakeholder-informed implementation strategy that includes 6 on-demand training modules and a robust digital toolkit. A portion of these sites will receive tailored support (“coaching”) to adopt and incorporate CTI into their routine care process. The impact of these training supports will be evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Housing Transitions QUERI will support 35 GPD-CM grantee sites with a stakeholder-informed implementation strategy that includes 6 on-demand training modules and a robust digital toolkit. A portion of these sites will receive tailored support (“coaching”) to adopt and incorporate CTI into their routine care process. The impact of these training supports will be evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Anticipated Impacts
- CTI training supports for GPD case management grantee staff affiliated with 35 GPD case management aftercare grantee sites in VISNs 1, 10, 12, 19, 17, 20, 21, and 22, collectively serving over 3,000 Veterans.
- Improved housing stability and decreased hospitalization among Veterans in the GPD -CM program.
- Improved Veteran and case manager experiences with services provided in the GPD-CM program.