The purpose of this study is to determine whether substance abuse treatment designed specifically for drug-dependent women offenders provides better outcomes than standard drug court treatment (mixed-gender programs).
In this five-year study, a total of 300 women entering court-referred treatment throughout Los Angeles County and who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to a women-focused or to a mixed-gender outpatient treatment program. The study will assess the impact of women-focused substance abuse treatment using outcome measures including recidivism, substance abuse and relapse, and social adjustment (e.g., employment, parenting behaviors, psychological improvement, and HIV risk reduction behaviors), compared to the impact of traditional mixed-gender programs. Assessments will occur at baseline and at 1 month, 12 months, and 24 months after admission.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
291
Gender-responsive treatment for women only
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Results (Unadjusted) for Criminal Activities in Past 30 Days at Baseline and Follow-up for Women in Women-Only Treatment and Mixed-Gender Treatment
Time frame: baseline and 1-year follow-up
Predictors of Criminal Activity at 12 Months Post Intake
Time frame: 12 Months
Any Substance Use Past 30 Days
Substance use in past 30 days at 12 months post intake
Time frame: 12 Months
Predictors of Change in Employment at 12 Months Post Intake: Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) Model
Predictors of change in employment at 12 months post intake: GEE - comparison of Women-Only vs. Mixed-Gender treatment models
Time frame: 12 month post intake
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