TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Embedding a co-occurring disorders rehabilitation intervention in veterans courts: a pilot study with male veterans
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Smelson, David A.
A1  - Gaba, Ayorkor
A1  - Pressman, Karen
A1  - Clary, Kelsey M.
A1  - Shaffer, Paige M.
A1  - Pinals, Debra A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00565-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -