In the United States there has been an increased interest in the development of treatment programs that admit chemically dependent women with their children. The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services in Honolulu, Hawaii has had a long history of admitting women both with and without their children to long-term residential treatment. This has provided an opportunity to study the differences in treatment retention between these two groups. Subjects were 130 females who participated in treatment between 1988 and 1993. Analyses were conducted to determine whether there were different outcomes for women with children in treatment and women without children in treatment, with regard to type of discharge and length of time in treatment. Results were significant and clearly indicated better retention rates for women who participated in treatment with their children.
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