Catch, Treat, and Release: Veteran Treatment Courts Address the Challenges of Returning Home

Slattery, Michelle; Dugger, Mallory Tascha; Lamb, Theodore A.; Williams, Laura

doi:10.3109/10826084.2013.797468

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“…Further, as related to support of others' transformation, we speculate that the fresh start mindset informs consumer responses to programs designed to help vulnerable consumers make a new beginning (e.g., programs that empower at-risk teens to transcend present circumstances and begin anew; programs that support veterans in their transition to a new civilian life; and tax and mortgage programs that enable consumers to leave financial mistakes behind and experience a fresh start) (Livshits, MacGee, and Tertilt 2007;Resnick and Rosenheck 2006;Slattery et al 2013). In four studies, we document that the fresh start mindset (contrasted with the growth mindset) impacts practices related to supporting programs (more and less transformative) for vulnerable others (i.e., disadvantaged youth, at-risk teens, veterans, and tax-burdened adults).…”

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The Fresh Start Mindset: Transforming Consumers’ Lives

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Coulter

Strizhakova

et al. 2017

Journal of Consumer Research

126

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This article introduces the fresh start mindset, defined as a belief that people can make a new start, get a new beginning, and chart a new course in life, regardless of their past or present circumstances. With historical roots in American culture and neoliberalism, and with contemporary links to liquid modernity and global consumer culture, this mindset structures reasoning, experience, and everyday language, and guides behavior across self- and other-transformative consumption domains. We develop a six-item scale (FSM) to measure the fresh start mindset and situate it within a broader nomological network, including growth mindset, personal capacity for change, optimism, future temporal focus, internal locus of control, self-efficacy, perseverance, resilience, and consumer variety seeking. Individuals with a stronger (vs. weaker) fresh start mindset invest in transformative change through changing their circumstances, including their own consumption choices (e.g., buying a new pair of sunglasses and getting a new self); they also are more supportive of transformative programs that assist those who are challenged to get a fresh start (i.e., disadvantaged youth, at-risk teens, veterans, and tax-burdened adults). Our work significantly contributes to transformative consumer research with attention to self-activities and programs for vulnerable populations that enable new beginnings.

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“…Prior studies suggest more positive SUD treatment outcomes with close coordination with the legal system (Friedmann et al, 2009;Crane et al, 2014). For example, the VA Veteran's Justice Outreach Program (e.g., coordinates substance use and mental health services and legal issues) shows positive clinical and legal outcomes (Slattery et al, 2013).…”

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A Latent Profile Analysis of Aggression and Victimization across Relationship Types Among Veterans Who Use Substances

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Walton²,

Bonar³

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Objective: This study examined patterns of violence victimization and aggression in both intimate partner and non-partner relationships among veterans, and used latent profile analysis to identify subtypes of violence involvement. Methods: Participants were 841 substance use treatment-seeking veterans (94% male) from a large VA Medical Center who completed screening measures for a randomized controlled trial. Self-report measures were: substance use, legal problems, depression, and violence involvement. Results: Past year violence involvement, including both intimate partner (IPV) and non-partner (NPV) were common in the sample; although NPV occurred at somewhat higher rates. When including either IPV or NPV aggression or victimization, over 48% reported involvement with physical violence, 31% with violence involving injury and 86% with psychological aggression. Latent profile analysis including both aggression and victimization in partner and non-partner relationships indicated a four profile solution: no-low violence (NLV, n = 701), predominantly IPV (n = 35), predominantly NPV (n = 83), and high general violence (HGV, n = 22). Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed that compared to the no-low violence group, the remaining three groups differed in demographics, depressive symptoms, alcohol and other drug use, and legal involvement. Individuals within each profile had different patterns of substance use and legal involvement with the participants with an HGV profile reporting the most legal problems. Conclusions: IPV and NPV are relatively common among veterans seeking substance use treatment. Characteristics of violence and associated substance use, mental health, and legal difficulties may be useful in considering how to tailor substance use and mental health services.

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“…Sripada et al (2015) similarly found that general social support was correlatedwith reduced mental health symptoms. Slattery,Dugger, Lamb, and Williams (2013) suggest that one reason for VTC success is the restoration of peers-both in treatment and in the community, particularly peer mentors. Of course, the conclusions of the present study are limited since we lack a control groupand our sample size was small.…”

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Veterans Treatment Court Impact on Veteran Mental Health and Life Satisfaction

Montgomery¹,

Olson²

2018

JPBS

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After discharge from the military, veterans may experience significant readjustment stress, including involvement with the criminal justice system. For veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system, the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) offers a pre-trial diversion program rather than incarceration. In 2016, the 285 th District Court in Midland Texas began accepting veterans in theirnew VTC. Participation involved mental health and/or substance use treatment, attending mentoring groups, and employment.Over 18 months, 29 Veterans were invited to participate in the VTC; 26 entered the program, and of these, 16 successfully completed the program (graduated); 3 were discharged due to continued arrests, substance use, or failure to show for services. A battery of mental health and life satisfaction questionnaires were administered upon entry, 6 months, and 1 year. For Veterans who graduated, the PCL-5 and DASS-21 showed reducedPTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety, and stress. Furthermore, the number of Veterans scoring in the normal range of symptoms on the PCL-5 and DASS-21 increased after 6 months. Graduates exhibited greater life satisfaction, social support, and psychological well-being, andhad no interaction with law enforcement. It was suggested that peer restoration components of VTC programs are vital for success.

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Catch, Treat, and Release: Veteran Treatment Courts Address the Challenges of Returning Home

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

The Fresh Start Mindset: Transforming Consumers’ Lives

The Fresh Start Mindset: Transforming Consumers’ Lives

A Latent Profile Analysis of Aggression and Victimization across Relationship Types Among Veterans Who Use Substances

Veterans Treatment Court Impact on Veteran Mental Health and Life Satisfaction

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