Suicidality Among Chronically Homeless People with Alcohol Problems Attenuates Following Exposure to Housing First |
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| Authors: | Susan E. Collins PhD Emily M. Taylor BS Victor L. King BS Alyssa S. Hatsukami BS Matthew B. Jones BS Chi‐Yun Lee BS James Lenert BS Johanna M. Jing BS Charlotte R. Barker BS Silvi C. Goldstein BS Robert V. Hardy BS Greta Kaese BS Lonnie A. Nelson PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington – Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA;2. Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study is the first to document suicidality among chronically homeless people with alcohol problems (N = 134) and examine its trajectory following exposure to immediate, permanent, low‐barrier housing (i.e., Housing First). Suicidal ideation, intent, plans, and prior attempts were assessed at baseline and during a 2‐year follow‐up. Baseline suicidal ideation was over four times higher than in the general population. Two‐year, within‐subjects, longitudinal analyses indicated severity of suicidal ideation decreased by 43% from baseline to follow‐up. Significant decreases were also found for intent and clinical significance of ideation. No participants died by suicide during the 2‐year follow‐up. |
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