1. Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams in Rural Appalachia: Implementation and Outcomes.
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Hall, Martin T., Huebner, Ruth A., Sears, Jeanelle S., Posze, Lynn, Willauer, Tina, and Oliver, Janell
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SUBSTANCE abuse , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *CHILD abuse , *CHILDREN'S health , *CHILDREN of people with mental illness , *CONVALESCENCE , *FAMILIES , *PROBABILITY theory , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RURAL health , *T-test (Statistics) , *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *DISEASE relapse , *FAMILY relations , *HOME environment , *SOCIAL services case management , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *CONTROL groups , *EVALUATION of human services programs - Abstract
The Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model is designed for families with co-occurring substance use and child maltreatment. This study describes the implementation and outcomes of START in a rural Appalachian county with high rates of poverty, non-medical prescription drug use, and child maltreatment. Despite a severely limited addiction treatment infrastructure at baseline, children served by START were less likely to experience recurrence of child abuse or neglect within 6 months or re-enter foster care at 12 months compared with a matched control group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015