This 2022 Psychiatric Services article describes the first published outcomes data regarding PRISM facilities in Montreal ( described in this website under resources tab posts 23 24).
In addition to providing a detailed description of PRISM, it describes a chart review of all past users of the three PRISM facilities in Montreal Quebec from the date of the first PRISM opening November 2013 to May 31 2019.
1018 individuals were referred. 609 were admitted, 220 were ineligible, 189 declined admission. Data was eliminated from 17 individuals who were still at the facility on May 31, 2019, and from 13 who had missing data. That left 579 facility users in the study ( 165 women , mean age =47.5 years, and 414 men, mean age =42.5 years
Most users ( 57%) came directly from the street or shelters. Other users were referred by hospitals, emergency departments, or another clinical team.
Of the 579 users 63% ( N=366) were housed when discharged ( 52% [N=303] in permanent housing and 11% [N=63} in temporary settings, whereas 21% [N=122] were not housed (i.e. homeless or incarcerated).
in addition, 16%[N=91] were transferred to a hospital or rehabilitation services. At program discharge 492 ( 85%) were referred to and engaged in some kind of outpatient or community services report.