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•Recent SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration) supported
research has verified the efficacy of the clubhouse model. In this study Clubhouse and PACT,
Programs for Assertive
Community Treatment, programs were compared to each other. Clubhouse participants were shown to have longer
work duration and higher
earnings than those in PACT* programs. Clubhouse jobs were of higher quality than those gotten
by PACT model programs. And the
cost per person was demonstrated to be less in clubhouse than in PACT with as good or better
outcomes. Clubhouse not only
addresses helping members (clients) get jobs, but also addresses their social needs, a shortfall in
other less comprehensive model
programs.