Impact of an intervention for recently released homeless offenders on self-reported re-arrest at 6 and 12 months. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nyamathi, Adeline; Salem, Benissa E.; Farabee, David; Hall, Elizabeth; Zhang, Sheldon; Faucette, Mark; Bond, Doug; Yadav, Kartik
• Is Part Of: Journal of addictive diseases. Volume 36:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Nurse delivered intervention -- homeless -- peer coaches -- parolees -- drug use; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Compulsive behavior -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2016.1147796
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-0887

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 600 paroled men, homeless prior to incarceration, to assess varying levels of peer-coach and nurse-partnered interventions on re-arrest at 6 and 12 months. Findings revealed that positive predictors of re-arrest at 12 months included having received social support from drug users and non-drug users, as well as having used marijuana at least once a week prior to their most recent incarceration. In terms of protective factors, those who participated in a substance abuse program contract within a residential drug treatment program or spent 90 days or greater in a residential drug treatment program were less likely to have been re-arrested within 12 months.