Marsha Langer Ellison

Biographic Data

ID5420923
NAMEMarsha Langer Ellison
GIVEN NAMESMarsha Langer
FAMILY NAMEEllison
SIGNATUREELLISON M L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
ORCID0000-0003-3535-4768
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Establishing community partnerships to maintain social connection and healthcare access during an emergency declaration

    Open AccessJay A Gorman, Elizabeth S Chamberlin et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    This community case study reflects the transition of a community-based social intervention at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the northeastern United States (U.S.) from in-person to virtual gatherings during COVID-19 restrictions. Initially, the Veterans Socials program began in 2014 to address social support challenges of veterans who received care from VA, then evolved into community-based social groups delivered with and for the vete…

  • Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for High School Aged Youth

    Open AccessMarsha Langer Ellison, Kimberly E Reeder et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2022References: 14

  • Explaining Service Use and Residential Stability in Supported Housing

    Open AccessRussell K Schutt, Mark Schultz et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2021References: 43

    BACKGROUND: The behavioral model of health service use identified health needs, service preferences (predispositions), and service availability (enabling factors) as important predictors, but research has not conceptualized consistently each type of influence nor identified their separate effects on use of substance abuse and mental health services or their value in predicting service outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To test hypotheses predicting use of sub…

  • Impact of Peer Specialist Services on Residential Stability and Behavioral Health Status Among Formerly Homeless Veterans With Cooccurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

    Marsha Langer Ellison, Russell K Schutt et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 40

    OBJECTIVES: This study tested the impacts of peer specialists on housing stability, substance abuse, and mental health status for previously homeless Veterans with cooccurring mental health issues and substance abuse. METHODS: Veterans living in the US Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Administration Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) program were randomized to peer specialist services that worked independently from HUD-VASH case managers (ie, not…

  • Design Features for Employment-Supportive Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid Programs

    Open AccessMarsha Langer Ellison, Raymond E Glazier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2010Cited by: 2References: 1

    To support the employment of persons with disabilities, state Medicaid programs are allowed to offer personal assistance services (PAS) at work as well as at home. These employment-supportive personal assistance services (EPAS) can be used to help persons with disabilities obtain or retain employment. This article explores Medicaid-funded EPAS through examination of programs in seven states and analysis of results from PAS user focus groups and e…

  • Exploring Personal Assistance Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

    Open AccessDianne Doyle Pita, Marsha Langer Ellison et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2001Cited by: 1References: 2

    This article explores the concept of personal assistant services (PAS) applied to people with psychiatric disabilities through a study of state policy, a secondary analysis of existing data on PAS for all disability populations, and a needs assessment conducted with consumers of mental health services. Findings indicate that some state programs include this population among the other disability groups or eligibility criteria used. Further, admini…