Chestnut Health System's Lighthouse Institute, 221 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610, United States of America.
Chestnut Health System's Lighthouse Institute, 221 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610, United States of America.
J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Nov;166:209473. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209473. Epub 2024 Aug 4.
There are high rates of substance use disorder (SUD) among people released from carceral settings and, upon release, many of these people also face unstable housing situations, posing challenges to connecting with resources to facilitate SUD recovery. Recovery homes provide a temporary sober living environment for those seeking both SUD recovery and transition back to the community after carceral release. However, successful recovery home placement for this population can prove difficult, and there is a need for research to identify ways to overcome them.
The current qualitative study seeks to understand barriers to recovery home access for people leaving carceral settings and identify potential best practices for overcoming these barriers from the perspective of recovery home directors. The study conducted semi-structured interviews at two data collection points with eight recovery home directors from sites participating in a housing linkage and placement intervention pilot. The research team used qualitative software to identify and organize directors' experiences and practices in housing and supporting this population.
Recovery home directors identified significant barriers to linkage from carceral settings, including difficulties communicating and coordinating placement with potential residents while still incarcerated. Interviews also revealed approaches recovery home directors take to improve recovery home placement, such as sharing information and resources with carceral settings prior to release and helping residents avoid reincarceration by managing relationships with court agents and parole.
Recovery resident directors have considerable insight into the most significant placement challenges faced by recovery homes upon carceral release as well as experience with potential solutions for overcoming them. Directors can be the key to direct seamless support and continuity of care for criminal legal system involved individuals through coordination with jails, prisons, and other community resources. Directors can also play a significant role in the successful completion of probation and parole by helping residents avoid further issues with the legal system. These directors view working cooperatively with residents as an effective approach to ensuring clients adhere to court orders and are successful in recovery and reentry.
从监禁环境中释放出来的人有很高的物质使用障碍（SUD）率，而且在释放后，这些人中的许多人还面临不稳定的住房情况，这给他们与资源建立联系以促进 SUD 康复带来了挑战。康复之家为那些寻求 SUD 康复和从监禁环境释放后重返社区的人提供了一个临时的清醒生活环境。然而，对于这一人群来说，成功的康复之家安置可能会很困难，因此需要研究来确定克服这些障碍的方法。
目前的定性研究旨在了解从监禁环境中释放出来的人进入康复之家的障碍，并从康复之家主任的角度确定克服这些障碍的潜在最佳实践。该研究在两个数据收集点进行了半结构化访谈，访谈对象是来自参与住房联系和安置干预试点项目的八个康复之家主任。研究团队使用定性软件来识别和组织主任在住房和支持这一人群方面的经验和做法。
康复之家主任确定了从监禁环境中进行联系的重大障碍，包括在潜在居民仍被监禁时，与他们沟通和协调安置的困难。访谈还揭示了康复之家主任为改善康复之家安置而采取的方法，例如在释放前与监禁场所分享信息和资源，并通过管理与法庭代理人和假释的关系帮助居民避免再入狱。
康复居民主任对康复之家在从监禁环境中释放时面临的最重大的安置挑战有相当的了解，并且有经验解决这些挑战。主任可以通过与监狱、看守所和其他社区资源的协调，为参与刑事司法系统的个人提供直接、无缝的支持和持续的护理。主任还可以通过帮助居民避免与法律系统进一步发生问题，在成功完成缓刑和假释方面发挥重要作用。这些主任认为，与居民合作是确保客户遵守法庭命令并在康复和重新融入社会方面取得成功的有效方法。
