Articles for the Topic "Co-Occurring"

A Best Practice Approach To Community Re-entry From Jails for Inmates With Co-occurring Disorders: The APIC Model

2007-06-04T02:44:13

Almost all inmates with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders will leave correctional settings and return to the community. Inadequate transition planning puts people with co-occurring disorders who enter jail in a state of crisis back on the streets in the middle of the same crisis. The outcomes of inadequate transition planning include the compromise of public safety, an increased incidence of psychiatric symptoms, relapse to substance abuse, hospitalization, suicide, homelessness, and re-arrest. While there are no outcomes studies to guide evidence-based transition planning practices, there is enough guidance from the multi-site studies of the organization of jail mental health programs to propose a best practice model. This manuscript presents one such model - APIC. The APIC Model is a set of critical elements that, if implemented, are likely to improve outcomes for persons with co-occurring disorders who are released from jail. (Authors)

Addressing Co-Occurring in Non- Traditional Service Settings

2009-05-08T11:27:56

Only about half the people with co-occurring disorders (COD) receive any services within substance abuse and mental health (SA/MH) settings. Settings outside the SA/MH system, or settings where service missions do not include a primary focus on COD, are the focus of this overview paper. Primary health, public safety and criminal justice, and social service settings, where persons with COD are likely to be seen, are highlighted. These settings should be prepared to identify and effectively respond to persons with COD. The use of specialized techniques appropriate to these settings can increase the likelihood that the person with COD will access treatment. (Authors)

Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons With Serious Mental Illnesses And/or Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders

2007-07-06T02:18:22

This Blueprint for Change is divided into eight chapters that comprise four sections: before you begin; plan for services; organize services; and sustain services. These sections reflect four action steps that states and communities can take to prevent or end homelessness among people with serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Each chapter presents current knowledge and specific strategies designed to carry out the action steps. (SAMHSA)

Co-occurring Center for Excellence

2006-12-15T03:20:56

In September 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched the Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE). The mission of the COCE is to serve as a leading national resource for the field of co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.

Creating Trauma Services for Women with Co-Occurring Disorders: Experiences from the SAMHSA Women with Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Disorders who have Histories of Violence Study

2007-07-06T04:53:49

This document describes project activities and presents preliminary findings from the process evaluation of the nine sites participating in Phase II of the SAMHSA Women with Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Disorders who have Histories of Violence Study. (Authors).

Disappearing acts:The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

2009-01-27T08:52:29

This paper examines the social networks of individuals with co-occurring disorders and some of the reasons why such networks are small. The research included 72 indepth interviews with 39 formerly homeless mentally ill men and women who were substance abusers. All were participants in a federally funded study of mentally ill adults in New York City.

Documenting Disability for Persons With Substance Use Disorders & Co-occurring Impairments: a Guide for Clinicians

2007-02-07T04:29:03

This guide was written to assure that individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring impairments that meet Social Security disability criteria receive Federal disability assistance under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. The guide focuses on the complex issues involved in documenting impairments that co-occur with substance use disorders — particularly for homeless SSI/SSDI applicants, who are more likely than those with stable housing to be denied benefits for procedural rather than medical reasons. The information contained in this document is primarily intended for licensed physicians, psychologists, and other medical professionals who are authorized by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide medical evidence of impairment and for other clinicians (including nurses, physician assistants, and licensed clinical social workers) who assist with the documentation of medical and functional impairments in support of SSI/SSDI applications. For an explanation of SSI/SSDI eligibility criteria, how these programs differ, and the disability determination process, readers are referred to Documenting Disability: Simple Strategies for Medical Providers (O’Connell, Quick, and Zevin 2004). This document and other disability resources are available via the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s website at http://www.nhchc.org/disabilityresources.html. 1 (Author)

Manual for Engaging Homeless Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers in a Modified TC Shelter Program

2009-05-08T11:31:31

This manual is a guide to the development of a modified therapeutic community (TC) for the engagement and retention of homeless mentally ill chemical abusers (MICAs). The Salvation Army operated the modified TC described, A New Beginning, from August 1009 to August 2001 in the Kingsboro 80-bed homeless shelter located in Brooklyn, NY. Designed for MICA men who are seeking shelter rather than treatment, A New beginning uses principles and methods of a modified TC combined with special strategies that motivate and engage these men in treatment while preparing them for housing. This manual describes the planning, development, and implementation of the program in a shelter. (Authors)

Overarching Principles to Address the Needs of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders: Overview Paper 3

2007-09-27T08:36:31

This overview paper outlines 12 overarching principles for working with persons with co-occurring disorders (COD). These principles are intended to help guide, but not define, systemic and clinical responses. They are grouped according to whether they guide systems of care or individual providers and can be used as benchmarks to assess whether plans in development, or programs in operation, are grounded in the field's best thinking. (COCE)

Substance Abuse Treatment For Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 42

2009-07-15T12:34:51

This guide examines new developments in co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and the most advanced treatment available for people with co-occurring disorders. The TIP also discusses information for the treatment clinician and offer clinical cases that provide practical knowledge and reality-based information.