Recovery community centers: Characteristics of new attendees and longitudinal investigation of the predictors and effects of participation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Recovery community centers (RCCs) have expanded across the U.S., serving as social "recovery hubs" that increase recovery capital (e.g., employment, housing) by providing resources that clinical care does not provide. While research supports RCCs' general utility, little is known about new participants' characteristics, predictors of engagement, services used, and benefits derived. Greater knowledge would inform the field about RCCs' clinical and public health potential.

Method

Prospective, single-group study of individuals (N = 275) starting at RCCs (k = 7) in the northeastern U.S. and reassessed 3 months later regarding the services these individuals used and the benefits they derived (e.g., reduced substance problems, enhanced quality of life [QOL]). Regression

SUBMITTER: Kelly JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8004554 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature