UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry; Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center
Publication Date
2019-02-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Community Health | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Law and Psychology | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Alternatives to incarceration, Co-occurring disorders treatment, Drug courts
Rights and Permissions
© This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2018
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s10597-018-0255-7
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
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Community mental health journal
Related Resources
PubMed ID
29516336
Repository Citation
Smelson, David A.; Farquhar, Ian; Fisher, William H.; Pressman, Karen; Pinals, Debra A.; Samek, Barbara; Duffy, Mary-Kate; and Sawh, Leon, "Integrating a Co-occurring Disorders Intervention in Drug Courts: An Open Pilot Trial" (2019). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 843.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/843
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