Peer recovery services for persons returning from prison: Pilot randomized clinical trial investigation of SUPPORT.

ABSTRACT: Previously incarcerated persons with substance use disorder (SUD) need recovery supports, given the overrepresentation of this population in prison and community supervision. Peer support programs have the potential to fill gaps in postrelease support for persons with SUD. To assess the effectiveness of peer support approaches, this pilot study randomized access to peer recovery coaches within a well-established community reentry program. We examined several proximal outcomes to determine potential mechanisms of action, along with several exploratory outcomes. While attrition due to re-incarceration, death, and program disengagement was high, our findings suggest that those who received peer recovery coach support in the reentry program had recovery-based improvements, including improved s

SUBMITTER: Ray B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248907 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature