SRG Releases Latest Report for The Living Centers. - Sep. 1st, 2011

Sonoran Research Group has released the latest Quarterly Report for The Living Centers.

Sonoran Research Group has recently published the Quarterly Program Evaluation Report for our client The Living Centers. The report covers our observations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011.

The Living Centers (TLC) provide peer-based recovery support for persons with psychiatric disorders, including addictive disorders. The peer-based recovery support services available through TLC incorporate Culturally Integrated Wellness, a service delivery methodology developed to increase access to healthcare services for persons in traditionally underserved communities. Culturally Integrated Wellness involves the population of focus in the development, implementation and provision of the healthcare services they will receive.

Our results reveal that measurable improvement in the socioeconomic status of persons utilizing services at TLC exceeds the results observed when persons use traditional service methods without TLC. The analysis includes longitudinal data from 401 interviews conducted over the course of three years.

Two observations of note include those describing changes in the living situations and employment status of respondents. At intake 7.5% of TLC’s clients are living on the street. After six months in the program this number drops to 0.9%. That reflects an 88% drop in homelessness. Similarly at intake 78.5% of clients are unemployed and after six months the figure is 30.7% which is very close to the rate for Yuma County as a whole.

The report also shows that after six months utilizing the services at the Centers, 92.5% of the participants used no drugs or alcohol over the previous 30 days. One can extrapolate from that datum a reduction in costs to state and local government services related to health care as well as public safety and court costs.

Clearly The Living Centers are impacting their communities with the services they provide. You can learn more at their website: http://crbhs.com/tlc.html