Ready (or not) to graduate: Mental and physical health characteristics associated with completing public housing-based, substance abuse treatment in Key West, Florida Presented at the 131 st annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, 17 November, 2003, San Francisco.
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Ready (or not)to graduate:
Mental and physical health characteristics associated with completing public housing-based, substance abuse treatment in Key West, Florida
Presented at the 131st annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, 17 November, 2003, San Francisco.
William N. Elwood, Ph.D.Research and Development DirectorGuidance Clinic of the Middle Keys, Inc.
Marathon and Key West, FL
Kathryn Greene, Ph.D.Associate Professor
School of Communication, Information, and Library ScienceRutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ
For reprints, visit www.doctorelwood.com
Issues for Clients and Treatment Client profiles can enable programs to refine outreach efforts and to
generate more accurate referrals. Such profiles can help reduce early discharge and recidivism
during treatment. Variables associated with successful completion include
■ social support ■ legal problems■ financial resources ■ incarceration histories.
Additional problems include ■ problems with family and friends ■ homelessness
■ neighborhood drug problems ■ substance-related violence.
Greetings from Safeport!GCMK’s residential treatment program and compound within Key West Housing Authority’s public housing community.
A gated compound of 25 apartments and a treatment-administration building, within a larger public housing complex.
Clients must qualify for public housing if not already tenants.
Clients rent homes and finance their own needs.
The treatment provider concentrates solely on behavioral health services.
Treatment in PhasesPhase I: Residential Connections to services Group, individual counseling Remain on-site
Phase II: Day Continued counseling Part-time employment Long-term planning Vocational training