Stevens S J, Arbiter N
J Psychoactive Drugs. 1995 Jan-Mar;27(1):49-56. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1995.10471672.
The fact that women of childbearing age make up a large proportion of the alcohol and other drug using population has gained national attention. Since treatment for addicted pregnant women and women with children has become a federal priority, treatment programs of various modalities have opened their doors to this population. One promising treatment modality is the therapeutic community (TC). This article briefly describes Amity, a TC for women and children that provides long-term residential TC treatment for addicted pregnant women and women with children. Amity currently has 65 women and 50 children living together in treatment on a 23-acre ranch. Descriptive data including demographic information and data on violence are presented. Preliminary outcome data are detailed, comparing drop out and treatment completion on such variables as alcohol and other drug use, rearrest, employment, child custody, and involvement in support groups. A pattern of behavior involving experiences in violent episodes and alcohol and other drug use is illuminated and discussed. Ideas for further research are suggested.
育龄女性在酗酒和使用其他药物的人群中占很大比例，这一事实已引起全国关注。由于对成瘾孕妇和有孩子的女性的治疗已成为联邦政府的优先事项，各种治疗模式的治疗项目都已向这一人群敞开大门。一种有前景的治疗模式是治疗社区（TC）。本文简要介绍了和睦之家，这是一个为妇女和儿童设立的治疗社区，为成瘾孕妇和有孩子的女性提供长期住院治疗。和睦之家目前有65名女性和50名儿童一起住在一个23英亩的牧场接受治疗。文中呈现了包括人口统计信息和暴力数据在内的描述性数据。详细列出了初步结果数据，比较了在诸如酗酒和使用其他药物、再次被捕、就业、子女监护以及参与支持小组等变量上的退出率和治疗完成情况。文中阐述并讨论了一种涉及暴力事件经历以及酗酒和使用其他药物的行为模式。还提出了进一步研究的思路。
