Integrating a Co-occurring Disorders Intervention in Drug Courts: An Open Pilot Trial
Authors
Smelson, David A.Farquhar, Ian
Fisher, William H.
Pressman, Karen
Pinals, Debra A.
Samek, Barbara
Duffy, Mary-Kate
Sawh, Leon
UMass Chan Affiliations
Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research CenterDepartment of Psychiatry
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-02-01Keywords
Alternatives to incarcerationCo-occurring disorders treatment
Drug courts
Community Health
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Law and Psychology
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Little research has focused on systematically integrating clinical treatment within existing drug court procedures. This could be particularly useful for clients with substance use disorders, who comprise those on court dockets and often have co-existing mental health issues. This article reports on the preliminary outcomes of integrating MISSION-Criminal Justice (MISSION-CJ), a co-occurring mental health and substance use wraparound intervention, within two Massachusetts drug courts. In this open pilot, clients completed intake and 6-month follow-up assessments. The participants were primarily Caucasian (86%), male (82%), had at least 2 prior arrests, and received outpatient treatment for mental health (54%), alcohol use (51%), or drug use (88%) prior to enrolling in MISSION-CJ. Six-month follow-up data suggested that participants showed statistically significant reductions in average number of nights spent in jail, alcohol use, and drug use, as well as an increase in full time employment.Source
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Feb;55(2):222-231. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0255-7. Epub 2018 Mar 7. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1007/s10597-018-0255-7Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46306PubMed ID
29516336Related Resources
Rights
© This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2018ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s10597-018-0255-7