MISSION-CJ for Justice-Involved Homeless Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health Disorder, Homelessness

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration, Outreach and Networking - Criminal Justice version (MISSION-CJ) is effective for reducing criminal recidivism and improving other health-related outcomes (substance use, mental health, housing, employment, community integration) among justice-involved, homeless Veterans with a co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04523337

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

134

Starts

2021-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• (a) are entering a Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP)
• (b) were arrested and charged and/or released from incarceration in the past 5 years
• (c) have a co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder (COD)

You may not qualify if…

• The only exclusion criterion is being too cognitively impaired to understand the informed-consent process and other study procedures.

Where it is running

• Central Arkansas VHS John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, Little Rock, AR — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA — Palo Alto, California, United States
• VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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