The range of medical, psychological, and social services designed to help individuals reduce or stop substance use and manage substance use disorders. Treatment may include assessment, counselling and behavioural therapies, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, and support for co-occurring mental or physical health conditions. Effective treatment is typically person-centred and evidence-informed, and may be provided in outpatient, community, or residential settings. Treatment aims to improve health and functioning, reduce substance-related harms, and support individuals in moving toward recovery and long-term wellbeing.
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The effectiveness of juvenile treatment drug courts: A meta-analytic review of literature.
Abstract Reviewed are 31 studies that evaluated recidivism rates from juvenile drug treatment courts relative to a random-assignment or convenience comparison group. Recidivism was defined as re-referral, new charges, or re-arrest. Mean...
Closer to home: An analysis of the state and local impact of the Texas juvenile justice reforms.
Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms, which draws on an unprecedented dataset of 1.3 million individual case records spanning eight years, shows youth incarcerated in state-run...
Models of prosecutor-led diversion programs in the United States and beyond.
Abstract Diversion programs allow criminal justice actors to send defendants out of the court system, compelling them instead to attend treatment programs, participate in educational opportunities, and/or perform community service. These...
Police‐initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: A systematic review.
Abstract This Campbell systematic review examines the effects police-initiated diversion programs on delinquent behavior, compared to traditional system processing. The review summarizes evidence from nineteen high-quality studies...
Comparing Public Safety Outcomes for Traditional Probation vs Specialty Mental Health Probation
Key Points Question Does specialty probation yield better public safety outcomes than traditional probation for people with mental illness? Findings In this longitudinal study that included 359 probationers with mental illness, specialty...
The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on recidivism among parolees in Central America: evidence from a Honduran experiment
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown promise as a tool for rehabilitating offenders in the USA and other developed nations. However, little is known about the effectiveness of CBT outside the developed world. In...
A meta‐analytic review of the efficacy of psychological treatments for violent offenders in correctional and forensic mental health settings.
ABSTRACT This meta‐analysis examined whether psychological treatments with adult violent offenders in correctional and forensic mental health settings are effective in preventing community recidivism and institutional (hospital/prison)...
The effect of direct interventions for antisocial cognition on recidivism in antisocial populations: a meta-analysis
ABSTRACT Objectives A meta-analysis was performed on seven studies in which a treatment program that directly addressed antisocial cognition in offenders was contrasted with a no-treatment or treatment as usual control group. Methods Pre...
Treatment Combinations: The Joint Effects of Multiple Evidence-Based Interventions on Recidivism Reduction
ABSTRACT Evidence-based interventions have been implemented within penal institutions to reduce the propensity of postrelease reoffending across states. Traditional program evaluations explore these interventions and demonstrate treatment...
Treatment completion among justice-involved youth engaged in behavioral health treatment studies in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Justice-involved youth (JIY) have high rates of behavioral health disorders, but few can access, much less complete, treatment in the community. Behavioral health treatment completion among JIY is poorly understood, even within...