Clinical Assessment and Substance Abuse Treatment: The Target Cities Experience

by Stephens, Richard C.

• ISBN13: 9780791455937
• ISBN10: 0791455939
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK PRESS

Summary

During the 1990s, in response to the multi-faceted phenomenon of substance abuse, the federal government's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded the Target Cities project in nineteen U.S. cities. This volume evaluates how the Target Cities project affected both treatment systems and individuals with drug and alcohol problems. In each city, programs were established to evaluate the impact of these substances on an individual's mental and physical health, housing, family relationships, and involvement with the criminal justice system. A brief summary of the evolution of national perceptions of drug and alcohol problems is followed by a description of the project, its participants, the process of entering treatment, an organizational analysis of the project's many components, participant satisfaction and adjustment, and the implications of the research findings for policy makers and treatment personnel.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Background and Overview of the Target Cities Demonstration Program	1	(16)
Christy K Scott
Randolph D. Muck
Methodological Issues in the Development of the Target Cities Multisite Databases	17	(18)
Peter J. Leahy
Richard C. Stephens
Heather K. Huff
Russell S. Kaye
Participants in the Target Cities Program	35	(20)
Ronald E. Claus
Rene M. Dailey
Identifying Service Needs among Substance Abuse Treatment Participants	55	(18)
Mark A. Foss
Nancy Barron
Cynthia L. Arfken
The Target Cities Participants: From Centralized Intake to Treatment Entry	73	(14)
Ronald E. Claus
Nancy Barron
Kimberly A. Pascual
Effects of Centralized Intake on Participant Satisfaction with Treatment and Ancillary Services	87	(16)
Christy K Scott
Mark A. Foss
Richard E. Sherman
Implementation of Selected Target Cities Components: Analysis of Matching, Case Management, and Linkages	103	(26)
Cynthia L. Arfken
Chris Klein
Elizabeth J. Agius
Salvatore di Menza
Does Centralized Intake Improve Substance Abuse Outcomes?: A Multisite Analysis	129	(20)
Joseph Guydish
Alan Bostrom
Sven Klingemann
Christy K Scott
Mark A. Foss
Nancy Barron
Outcomes Before and After Implementing Centralized Intake Services	149	(16)
Christy K Scott
Mark A. Foss
Richard E. Sherman
Effectively Assessing and Preparing Inmates for Community Substance Abuse Treatment: The Portland Target Cities Project In-Jail Intervention	165	(14)
Michael W. Finigan
Nancy Barron
Shannon Carey
Lessons Learned from the National Target Cities Initiative to Improve Publicly Funded Substance Abuse Treatment Systems	179	(22)
Joseph Guydish
Richard C. Stephens
Randolph D. Muck
References	201	(14)
Contributors	215	(10)
Index	225