Schumacher J E, Siegal S H, Socol J C, Harkless S, Freeman K
University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine, Olivia's House Evaluation Department, Alabama 35205, USA.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 1996 Jan-Mar;28(1):73-83. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10471716.
Olivia's House represents the development and implementation of an innovative substance abuse treatment program for drug-dependent, primarily African-American women with children. This article discusses the prevalence of problems related to women and drug abuse; describes the philosophy and continuum of care of Olivia's House; delineates the program, process, outcome, dissemination, and training components of the evaluation protocol; presents preliminary evaluation findings as they relate to the overall goals of Olivia's House: and points out the obstacles to the evaluation of a residential drug abuse treatment program from women and children. This article is targeted to substance abuse service providers and evaluators challenged with the effective delivery and accountability of meaningful treatment services to persons with substance use disorders.
奥利维亚之家代表了一项针对主要为有孩子的非裔美国女性药物依赖者的创新药物滥用治疗项目的开发与实施。本文讨论了与女性和药物滥用相关问题的普遍性；描述了奥利维亚之家的护理理念和连续护理模式；阐述了评估方案的项目、过程、结果、传播及培训组成部分；呈现了与奥利维亚之家总体目标相关的初步评估结果；并指出了对一个针对女性和儿童的住院药物滥用治疗项目进行评估所面临的障碍。本文面向那些在为患有物质使用障碍的人有效提供有意义的治疗服务并承担相应责任方面面临挑战的药物滥用服务提供者和评估者。
