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High proportions struggle with homelessness and substance misuse.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125022000939_sec_a2\"><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aims to evaluate whether the Engager intervention improves mental health outcomes following release.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125022000939_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The design is a parallel randomised superiority trial that was conducted in the North West and South West of England (ISRCTN11707331). Men serving a prison sentence of 2 years or less were individually allocated 1:1 to either the intervention (Engager plus usual care) or usual care alone. Engager included psychological and practical support in prison, on release and for 3\u20135 months in the community. The primary outcome was the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), 6 months after release. Primary analysis compared groups based on intention-to-treat (ITT).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125022000939_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 280 men were randomised out of the 396 who were potentially eligible and agreed to participate; 105 did not meet the mental health inclusion criteria. There was no mean difference in the ITT complete case analysis between groups (92 in each arm) for change in the CORE-OM score (1.1, 95% CI \u20131.1 to 3.2, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.325) or secondary analyses. There were no consistent clinically significant between-group differences for secondary outcomes. Full delivery was not achieved, with 77% (108\/140) receiving community-based contact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125022000939_sec_a5\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Engager is the first trial of a collaborative care intervention adapted for prison leavers. 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