Case management aftercare service provision to homeless people who use drugs in Iran; a nine-month post-treatment follow-up

ABSTRACT

The aim of study was to assessing the provision of case management services to homeless people who use drugs. 4358 people were recruited and followed up for nine months after discharge. The average age of the participants were 37.8 ± 5.71. In the first month, 15.9% of the total participants had a job, about half abstained from illegal drug use, about 38% reunited with their families, 51.1% accommodated and 39.1% had identity documents. In the ninth month (N = 136), the variables of abstinence from illegal substances, family reunification and accommodation had the highest rates compared to previous months.

KEYWORDS:

• Case management
• aftercare services
• social work
• homeless
• drug users
• follow up
• involuntary treatment

Acknowledgments

We thank all of participants for their support and involvement in this study.

Disclosure statement

We wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication.