Evaluation of a Virtual Health Hub for People Experiencing Homelessness in Sydney, Australia: Ensuring Physical and Psychological Primary Health Care in Crisis Accommodation.

Introduction: Individuals experiencing homelessness have higher rates of chronic disease and face challenges accessing primary care. Virtual health care can reduce health inequity but needs user acceptance. A virtual health hub (VHH) for people experiencing homelessness in Sydney provided virtual GP and psychologist care within a crisis accommodation service.

Does a community based recovery service reduce inpatient bed days?

Objective: Increasing options for the delivery of community-based care may be one way to reduce inpatient bed pressures. This study set out to examine the effect of community-based step up/step down (SUSD) care on hospital usage for service users with multi-service usage.

Methods: A retrospective audit was undertaken of the medical records of all individuals admitted to a SUSD unit over a 2-year period, calculating inpatient bed days for the 12 months prior to, and the 12 months after, the SUSD admission.

A narrative review of mental health support for people during transition from incarceration to community: the grass can be greener on the other side of the fence.

Background: Despite significant need for mental health services targeting the requirements of inmates transitioning into the community there is little research about successful recovery-oriented or person-centred transition programs.

Aims: This systematic narrative review brings together existing evidence to inform policymakers and practitioners about current practice in transition support, and barriers and facilitators of effective practice.

Method: We carried out a systematic narrative review of recovery-oriented or person-centred mental health support programs supporting transition from incarceration to the community.

Community Treatment Orders (CTOs): a demographic cross-sectional analysis.

Objectives: Existing research on Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) questions what purposes they serve, for whom and for how long. This study aimed to identify demographics of the CTO population, differences between individuals who require short CTOs from those who require repeat CTO and clinician-determined factors which influence these decisions.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional snapshot method, 301detailed audits were analysed for frequencies and relationships between variables.