@article{ref1,
title="Embedding a co-occurring disorders rehabilitation intervention in veterans courts: a pilot study with male veterans",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2020",
author="Smelson, David A. and Gaba, Ayorkor and Pressman, Karen and Clary, Kelsey M. and Shaffer, Paige M. and Pinals, Debra A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Veterans treatment courts (VTCs) have expanded dramatically despite their limited empirical base. This pilot study examined MISSION-Criminal Justice (CJ), a co-occurring disorders wraparound intervention, delivered alongside two VTCs. Baseline data from 26 male veterans enrolled in two VTCs and MISSION-CJ, and 6-month follow-up data for 18 of the 26 veterans, are presented. Veterans on average were 37.5 years old, 85% Caucasian, had significant histories of criminal justice involvement (14.3 lifetime arrests), had an average of 14.7 years of alcohol use and 9.3 years of illicit drug use, and roughly three-quarters reported mental health symptomatology. At 6-month follow-up, veterans demonstrated improvements in behavioral health, substance use, and criminal justice outcomes. This study demonstrated promising preliminary outcomes of MISSION-CJ in VTCs. A randomized controlled trial is a critical next step to examine whether these outcomes remain consistent with a more rigorous design.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z"
}