Title

"How Can We Stay Sober?" Homeless Women'S Experience In A Substance Abuse Treatment Center

Keywords

Homelessness; Recovery; Substance Abuse; Women

Abstract

This article presents findings from an exploratory, qualitative examination of an intensive outpatient treatment program for homeless women recovering from substance dependence disorders. Structured interviews of seven current program clients and three graduates of the program were conducted to ascertain how clients maintain their sobriety in addition to meeting the unique challenges of being homeless. Based on these interviews, there are four main concerns discussed: lack of communication between service providers, inconsistency in personnel during recovery, inconsistency in relapse policies, and clients feeling ill prepared to live in the "real world" after program completion. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Society

Volume

51

Issue

4

Number of Pages

404-407

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-014-9800-3

Socpus ID

84905380014 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84905380014

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