Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Enhancing community integration after incarceration: findings from a prospective study of an intensive peer support intervention for veterans with an historical comparison group |
| Authors: |
Justeen Hyde, Thomas Byrne, Beth Ann Petrakis, Vera Yakovchenko, Bo Kim, Graeme Fincke, Rendelle Bolton, Christy Visher, Jessica Blue-Howells, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, D. Keith McInnes |
| Source: |
Health & Justice, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine
LCC:Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Subject Terms: |
Incarceration, Reentry, Peer Support, Veterans, Linkage to Healthcare, Linkage to Housing, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology, HV1-9960 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background The transition to the community after incarceration presents challenges for returning citizens, including the immediate need to secure housing, employment, and income. Additionally, health care is essential for this population due to high rates of chronic physical health and mental health problems and substance use disorders. There is growing recognition of the need for interventions that support returning citizens as they navigate community reintegration while simultaneously tending to physical and behavioral health needs. We developed and pilot tested a peer support intervention designed to provide social, emotional, and logistic support and promote linkage and engagement in healthcare for returning citizens. We tested the intervention with US military veterans in Massachusetts who were being released from prison and jail. Outcomes related to linkage to and engagement in healthcare were evaluated using an historical comparison group. Engagement in peer support, housing status, and reincarceration rates were monitored for the intervention group. Results There were 43 veterans in the intervention group, and 36 in the historical comparison group. For linkage to primary care within 90 days of release, there were no statistically significant differences between the intervention and comparison groups (58% versus 67%). Intervention participants were significantly more likely to receive substance use treatment than the comparison group (86% versus 19%, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2194-7899 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2194-7899 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40352-022-00195-5 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/a69b0915e7754f27b7650337cf71760c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.69b0915e7754f27b7650337cf71760c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
