The investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) - a comprehensive trauma-based program for young men releasing from a southeastern state's prisons. The investigators are assessing whether treating trauma and providing other transitional supports - such as employment assistance - as young men return home will help to improve their community stability and enhance their psychological well-being, in turn, resulting in less likelihood that a person will become incarcerated in the future.
The five-year study is a two-armed, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive trauma-based reentry program for young men assessed as moderate to high risk for recidivism as they are released to the community. Four Hundred young males who were released from one of ten Florida prisons into our target counties were randomly assigned to receive a comprehensive trauma-based reentry program or treatment as usual. The effectiveness of the reentry program was evaluated on mechanisms of change (trauma symptoms, coping, impulsivity, and aggression), community stability (housing, employment), and recidivism. Research questions are: Does a comprehensive trauma-based research program improve key mechanisms of change for moderate to high-risk young males? Does a comprehensive trauma-based reentry program improve community stability for moderate to high-risk young males? Does a comprehensive trauma-based reentry program decrease rates of recidivism for moderate to high-risk young males? Research questions 1 and 2 were analyzed using ANCOVA, and Research Question 3 will be analyzed using survival analysis. We also used a Research-to-Practice Feedback Loop to catalyze rapid assessment of intervention and implementation refinement to increase participant responsivity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
403
The Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) Program is a multi-phased comprehensive trauma based reentry program designed based on the transitional nature of reentry. Participants will receive up to 4 sessions prior to release and up tp 15 session post release from prison. The RISE program is a trauma intervention paired with reentry services, including housing support and employment assistance.
Institute for Justice Research and Development
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Housing Stability
Stable housing was defined as living in one's own room, apartment, or house, or with family, with an expected duration of residence of 4 months or more, or tenancy rights. A 10- item measure will assess housing stability.
Time frame: 4 months post release
Housing Stability
Stable housing was defined as living in one's own room, apartment, or house, or with family, with an expected duration of residence of 4 months or more, or tenancy rights. A 10- item measure will assess housing stability.
Time frame: 8 months post release
Employment Stability
Employment Stability is measure on a continuum, based on the number of jobs held in the last 4 months and number of days worked at each Employment. The employment must be for at least 15 hours a week. A 10-item measure will assess employment stability
Time frame: 4 months post release
Employment Stability
Employment Stability is based on the number of jobs held in the last 4 months and number of days worked at each Employment. The employment must be for at least 15 hours a week. A 10-item measure will assess employment stability
Time frame: 8 months post release
Brief Symptom Inventory
Utilizing the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assess depression and anxiety symptoms in participants. The BSI is a 53-item self-report screening tool that asks respondents to rate their level of psychological distress over the past seven days based on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "not at all" to 5 = "extremely"). The BSI provides subscale scores on dimensions of somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as a Global Severity Index (GSI) that is calculated based on a sum of all items. Subscale scores range from 0 to 4. Higher scores on the BSI indicate higher levels of symptomology.
Time frame: 4 months post release
Brief Symptom Inventory
Utilizing the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assess depression and anxiety symptoms in participants. The BSI is a 53-item self-report screening tool that asks respondents to rate their level of psychological distress over the past seven days based on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "not at all" to 5 = "extremely"). The BSI provides subscale scores on dimensions of somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as a Global Severity Index (GSI) that is calculated based on a sum of all items. Subscale scores range from 0 to 4. Higher scores on the BSI indicate higher levels of symptomology.
Time frame: 8 months post release
Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Utilizing the 9-item substance use disorder subscale of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess current incidence of substance use disorders. Items are rated on a dichotomous Yes/No scale and follow psychiatric guidelines of the DSM-5.
Time frame: 4 months post release
Recidivism-violation
Number of days to reincarceration for a technical violation.
Time frame: 1 year post release
Recidivism-violation
Number of days to reincarceration for a technical violation.
Time frame: 2 year post release
Recidivism-violation
Number of days to reincarceration for a technical violation.
Time frame: 3 year post release
Recidivism-new Crime
Number of days to reincarceration for a new crime.
Time frame: 1 year post release
Recidivism-new Crime
Number of days to reincarceration for a new crime.
Time frame: 2 year post release
Recidivism-new Crime
Number of days to reincarceration for a new crime.
Time frame: 3 year post release
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