Embedding a Co-occurring Disorders Rehabilitation Intervention in Veterans Courts: A Pilot Study with Male Veterans
| dc.contributor.author | Smelson, David A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gaba, Ayorkor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pressman, Karen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Clary, Kelsey M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shaffer, Paige M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pinals, Debra A. | |
| dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:10:31.000 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T17:11:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T17:11:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-01-31 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2020-03-05 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | <p>Community Ment Health J. 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p> | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0010-3853 (Linking) | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 32006293 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46362 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Veterans treatment courts (VTCs) have expanded dramatically despite their limited empirical base. This pilot study examined MISSION-Criminal Justice (CJ), a co-occurring disorders wraparound intervention, delivered alongside two VTCs. Baseline data from 26 male veterans enrolled in two VTCs and MISSION-CJ, and 6-month follow-up data for 18 of the 26 veterans, are presented. Veterans on average were 37.5 years old, 85% Caucasian, had significant histories of criminal justice involvement (14.3 lifetime arrests), had an average of 14.7 years of alcohol use and 9.3 years of illicit drug use, and roughly three-quarters reported mental health symptomatology. At 6-month follow-up, veterans demonstrated improvements in behavioral health, substance use, and criminal justice outcomes. This study demonstrated promising preliminary outcomes of MISSION-CJ in VTCs. A randomized controlled trial is a critical next step to examine whether these outcomes remain consistent with a more rigorous design. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation | <p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=32006293&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p> | |
| dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z | |
| dc.subject | Alternative to incarceration | |
| dc.subject | Case management | |
| dc.subject | Co-occurring disorders treatment | |
| dc.subject | Justice-involved veterans | |
| dc.subject | Veterans treatment court | |
| dc.subject | Law and Psychology | |
| dc.subject | Mental and Social Health | |
| dc.subject | Military and Veterans Studies | |
| dc.subject | Psychiatry | |
| dc.subject | Psychiatry and Psychology | |
| dc.subject | Rehabilitation and Therapy | |
| dc.title | Embedding a Co-occurring Disorders Rehabilitation Intervention in Veterans Courts: A Pilot Study with Male Veterans | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dc.source.journaltitle | Community mental health journal | |
| dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/923 | |
| dc.identifier.contextkey | 16721685 | |
| html.description.abstract | <p>Veterans treatment courts (VTCs) have expanded dramatically despite their limited empirical base. This pilot study examined MISSION-Criminal Justice (CJ), a co-occurring disorders wraparound intervention, delivered alongside two VTCs. Baseline data from 26 male veterans enrolled in two VTCs and MISSION-CJ, and 6-month follow-up data for 18 of the 26 veterans, are presented. Veterans on average were 37.5 years old, 85% Caucasian, had significant histories of criminal justice involvement (14.3 lifetime arrests), had an average of 14.7 years of alcohol use and 9.3 years of illicit drug use, and roughly three-quarters reported mental health symptomatology. At 6-month follow-up, veterans demonstrated improvements in behavioral health, substance use, and criminal justice outcomes. This study demonstrated promising preliminary outcomes of MISSION-CJ in VTCs. A randomized controlled trial is a critical next step to examine whether these outcomes remain consistent with a more rigorous design.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.submissionpath | psych_pp/923 | |
| dc.contributor.department | Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychiatry |
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