Greater Portland Health Homeless Opioid User Service Engagement Program: Final Evaluation Report

Authors

Mary Lindsey Smith PhD, University of Southern Maine, Catherine Cutler InstituteFollow
Evelyn Ali BS, University of Southern Maine, Cutler InstituteFollow
Tyler Egeland BA, University of Southern Maine, Cutler InstituteFollow
Katharine Freund MPH
Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin MSW, PhD, University of New EnglandFollow
Katie Rosingana BA, University of Southern Maine, Catherine Cutler InstituteFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-2023

Abstract

Given the high rates of overdoses in the Bayside area of Portland, Maine, as well as the shortage of providers and services to meet the complex medical and social determinant of health (SDOH) needs of individuals who are experiencing homlessness (IWAEH), with funds from the State of Maine, Greater Portland Health and Preble Street collaborated to implement the HOUSE Program. The HOUSE Program was implemented in the Greater Portland metropolitan area with a specific focus on expanding the continuum of care at Greater Portland Health’s Bayside Homeless site to include comprehensive SUD treatment, case management and housing services to IWAEH. As part of the HOUSE Program, clinicians at Greater Portland Health provide clients with low-barrier Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), while staff at Preble Street provide casework support and rapid housing assistance to individuals who have been identified as being at high risk of overdose, are experiencing homelessness, and are diagnosed with an OUD.This final evaluation report presents findings regarding the HOUSE program and participant outcomes. For more information, please contact Lindsey Smith at m.lindsey.smith@maine.edu

Comments

This project was funded by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (ME DHHS).

Recommended Citation

Smith, ML., Ali, E., Egeland, T., Freund, K., McLaughlin, T., & Rosingana, K. (2023). Greater Portland Health Homeless Opioid User Service Engagement Program: Final Evaluation Report. University of Southern Maine, Catherine Cutler Institute, Substance Use Research and Evaluation Unit.