scholarly journals An innovative service collaboration to reduce criminal recidivism for inmates with severe addictions

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Elan Paluck ◽  
Michelle C.E. McCarron ◽  
Mamata Pandey ◽  
Dorothy Banka
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment Program ◽  
Addiction Services ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Service Collaboration

Agencies with overlapping mandates can form partnerships to aid development of effective programming. In 2008, the Dedicated Substance Abuse Treatment Unit (DSATU) opened at Regina Correctional Centre through a tripartite collaboration between the Saskatchewan (SK) Ministry of Justice, Corrections and Policing; Addiction Services, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region; and the SK Ministry of Health. Stakeholders researched existing best practices in the field and developed an evidence-based substance abuse treatment program for sentenced inmates at high risk to re-offend. An evaluation of the DSATU program completed in 2016 concluded that the DSATU was effective, sustainable, and likely transferable to other correctional facilities wishing to offer this type of programming. The stakeholder partnership was a key ingredient in the program’s success. This paper describes the process by which the partners worked together to develop, implement, and sustain this innovative and evidence-based substance abuse treatment program. The partners’ willingness to compromise, to take a collaborative approach to building the partnership and developing the program, and to put clients ahead of individual organizational mandates all contributed to the success of the partnership.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Substance Abuse Treatment Engagement on the Connection Between Support From Program Participants and Substance-Related Recidivism for Justice-Involved Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 1217-1235
Author(s):  
Marva V. Goodson ◽  
Merry Morash ◽  
Deborah A. Kashy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Treatment Engagement ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment Program ◽  
Technical Violations ◽  
Abuse Treatment

This study examines the prediction of substance-related technical violations and arrests from (a) a three-dimensional measure of substance abuse treatment engagement—treatment satisfaction, treatment participation, and counselor rapport—and (b) support from peers in the treatment program. The study focuses on 204 women on probation or parole who attended a substance abuse treatment program in the first 9 months of supervision. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews and from official records of violations and arrests. Generalized linear mixed-effects modeling was used to assess the main effects and the interaction effect of within-program peer support and other indicators of engagement as predictors of substance-related technical violations and arrests. Peer support was positively related to violations/arrests when treatment engagement was low. Findings suggest that for women who do not score high in treatment engagement, support from peers is related to increased recidivism, and group treatment may be contraindicated.

Evaluation of a group-based substance abuse treatment program for adolescents

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Battjes ◽  
Michael S. Gordon ◽  
Kevin E. O'Grady ◽  
Timothy W. Kinlock ◽  
Elizabeth C. Katz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment Program ◽  
Abuse Treatment
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