Coordinated Access for Addiction Recovery and Equity in VA Supportive Housing (CARE-VASH) (QUE 25-013)

Summary

The Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program provides subsidized permanent housing with case management to homeless-experienced Veterans (HEVs). Up to 40% of Veterans exit HUD-VASH within two years of attaining housing; substance use disorders (SUDs) are one of the largest causes of returns to homelessness for HEVs. CARE-VASH QUERI proposes to implement and evaluate two evidence-based SUD services - Medications for addiction treatment (MAT) and cognitive behavioral therapy for SUDs (CBT-SUD) - among Veterans in HUD-VASH.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

Not specified

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Drug
  Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT)

  MAT includes medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and medications for opioid use disorder (MAUD). It reduces substance use, increases SUD treatment engagement, enhances quality of life, and reduces overdoses.

• Behavioral
  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD)

  An evidence-based psychotherapy that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to further recovery goals across SUD diagnoses.

Location