Daniel Herman is associate professor of clinical epidemiology in psychiatry at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a research scientist in the Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research at New York State Psychiatric Institute.
A former social worker in New York's public mental health system, he has focused exclusively on research and teaching for the past 15 years. Herman has carried out epidemiologic research on long-term outcomes associated with childhood adversity, the mental health impact of exposure to the 9/11 terror attacks and several intervention studies in the area of severe mental illness and homelessness. For the past decade, he has led research and dissemination activities related to Critical Time Intervention. His studies have been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, and the State of New York.
Herman is a founding member, past vice president and program chair of the Society for Social Work and Research. He received his MSW from the Hunter College School of Social Work and his DSW and MS in epidemiology from Columbia University.
Presentation: Critical Time Intervention: A Time-Limited Model for Preventing Homelessness in High-Risk Groups
Critical Time Intervention (CTI) is a time-limited case management model designed to prevent homelessness and other adverse outcomes in people with severe mental illness following discharge from hospitals, shelters, prisons and other institutions. This transitional period is one in which people often have difficulty re-establishing themselves in satisfactory living arrangements with access to needed supports. The premise of CTI is that focused, time-limited case management assistance during this critical period can have enduring positive impacts.
The presentation will provide an overview of the CTI model, summarize published research on its impact, and describe new research adaptations and dissemination efforts currently underway. Herman will also report selected unpublished findings from a recently completed NIMH-funded randomized trial of its effectiveness with men and women with severe mental illness at high risk of homelessness following discharge from state-operated psychiatric hospitals in New York City. Results indicate that subjects assigned to receive nine months of CTI were at significantly lower risk of homelessness after an 18-month follow-up period than were those assigned to receive standard discharge planning and follow-up services.
