Housing instead of handcuffs: new trial for homeless with mental illness
NCT ID NCT06025006
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program that offers homeless people with severe mental illness a place to stay and intensive community support instead of going through the criminal justice system. Researchers will compare how much time participants spend back in jail over 18 months versus those who receive usual services. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce incarceration and improve care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- housing and intensive community support (Assertive Community Treatment)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a proven alternative to jail for homeless people with severe mental illness, improving their stability and reducing time spent incarcerated.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site study in Marseille, France, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is complex and depends on local legal and social services, which may limit broader use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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169 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old * Being defered in referral procedures to the Public Prosecutor's department of Marseille * Being homeless (ETHOS 1 to 8.3) * Presenting a diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorder as defined by DSM-IV-TR * Having health coverage * Having signed an informed consent to participate in the study * Having declared to want to stay in the area at least 18 months after inclusion in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old; * Do not have any criteria for ETHOS 1 to 8.3 classification * Do not present a diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorder as defined by DSM-IV-TR * Presenting cognitive impairment that limits comprehension, * Being under guardianship, * Do not have health coverage * Having refused to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service Epidémiologie et Economie de la Santé - AP-HM
Marseille, 13354, France