The Impact of Traumatic Stress, Social Support, and Substance Problems on Graduation Among Female Offenders in a Prescription Drug Court Program

Abarno, Cristina N.; A, De Leon; Sharp, Amanda; Moore, Kathleen A.; Boothroyd, Roger A.

doi:10.1002/jts.22672

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“…The findings of the present study highlight the need for not only traumainformed MHCs, but also gender-specific, trauma-informed programs that can address women's specific needs and their histories of trauma (Abarno et al, 2021;McCoy et al, 2020;Tossone & Baughman, 2020). Likewise, a majority of justiceinvolved men have experienced trauma that warrants responsive treatment (Pettus-Davis et al, 2019).…”

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Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories

Honegger

Dewald

2023

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Considering the disproportionate number of people in the criminal justice system with trauma histories, in conjunction with the disproportionate number of people with mental illness who have experienced trauma, examining the trauma histories of mental health court (MHC) participants is essential. However, no studies to date have explicitly examined the trauma histories of this vulnerable population. Therefore, the present study aimed to describe the lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis among a sample of 163 participants within a Northeastern U.S. MHC. Gender differences were also explored. Overall, about 83% of MHC participants reported any lifetime trauma, with significantly higher rates among female participants (94.2%) as compared to male participants (78.4%). Approximately half of MHC participants reported experiencing childhood maltreatment, with women being significantly more likely to have experienced physical and sexual abuse during childhood than men. Further, women had higher rates of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. The percentage of women diagnosed with PTSD was about twice that of the men. These findings underscore the need for a trauma-informed and gender responsive approach to MHCs. Suggestions for MHCs to consider are offered, including trauma screening tools into MHC assessment procedures, cultivating a more trauma-informed culture by adapting key principles, and incorporating trauma-specific programming and therapies into their offerings.

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Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories

Honegger

Dewald

2023

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“…Taylor, 2022), and Big Brothers, Big Sisters (Grossman & Tierney, 1998). A likely explanation is that mentors provide positive social support, which helps to decrease criminogenic thinking/behavior (Abarno et al, 2022;Jolliffe & Farrington, 2007;Resnik et al, 2017). Therefore, it is possible that social support may mediate the relationship between mentorship and clinical and criminal justice outcomes in VTCs (Brown & Ross, 2010;Mendoza et al, 2015;Simon et al, 2019;Spohr et al, 2016).…”

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Veterans Treatment Courts: An Exploratory Analysis of the Effect of Veteran Mentors

Gerhardt,

Carlson,

Moore

et al. 2023

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Few studies have investigated the effect of mentorship on participants’ clinical or criminal justice outcomes in veterans treatment courts (VTCs). This study is an exploratory analysis of a VTC in Hillsborough County, Florida. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine behavioral health changes between baseline and follow-up and compare participants with/without a mentor. Post hoc analyses explored the effect of mentorship on graduation and re-arrest rates. Participants with a mentor had significant improvements in mental health, trauma, substance use, and social support; and significantly higher levels of positive social interaction than those without a mentor. Mentor status was not meaningfully related to graduation and re-arrest rates in bivariate analyses, but post hoc analyses found that social support mediated the relationship between mentor satisfaction and re-arrest and graduation rates.

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Women’s Motivators to Engage in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment While Enrolled in an Opioid Intervention Court

Morse

Cerulli

Hordes

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Substance Use & Misuse

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The Impact of Traumatic Stress, Social Support, and Substance Problems on Graduation Among Female Offenders in a Prescription Drug Court Program

Cited by 3 publications

References 57 publications

Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories

Making a Case for Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Mental Health Courts: An Exploration of Participant Trauma Histories

Veterans Treatment Courts: An Exploratory Analysis of the Effect of Veteran Mentors

Women’s Motivators to Engage in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment While Enrolled in an Opioid Intervention Court

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