Randomized controlled trial of twelve-step volunteer linkage for women with alcohol use disorder leaving jail.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder predicts poor health outcomes among women returning to the community from jail. Twelve-step self-help groups are free and accessible to women leaving jail, but reaching out to strangers can pose a barrier. Pilot work suggested that a volunteer-led "warm handoff" may increase post-release twelve-step self-help group attendance.

Methods

This randomized trial evaluated the effectiveness of a warm handoff intervention on post-release twelve-step attendance and alcohol use. Participants (189 women with alcohol use disorder) were recruited in jail and followed for 6 months after release. Participants were randomized to: (1) a warm handoff, in which a female twelve-step volunteer met with each woman individually in jail and the same volunteer attende

SUBMITTER: Johnson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9236187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature