The housing first technical assistance and training (HFTAT) implementation strategy: outcomes from a mixed methods study of three programs

Table 1 Characteristics and dates of engagement for organizations participating in HFTAT testing

	Organization 1	Organization 2	Organization 3
Location	Indianapolis, IN	Chicago, IL suburbs	Cincinnati, OH
Tenant population size	< 50	200	375
Years in operation	0	49	25
Housing model at time of HFTAT engagement	None because new program	Abstinence-only	Housing First
Housing type^a	Project-based	Scattered-site	Scattered-site
Dates of HFTAT engagement	Nov 2015-June 2016	March 2016-Oct 2016	Sept 2016-March 2017
Number participating in each stage of data collection
Online data collection	18	46	49
Administrative interviews	4	5	6
Staff focus group participants	4	6	2^b

^a“Project-based” refers to a program where all housing units are in a single building. “Scattered-site” refers to a program where housing units are scattered among multiple buildings
^bWhile Org3 contracted multiple organizations to provide mental health case management, the organization only employed two housing case managers

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