Barriers to Entry into 12-Step Mutual Help Groups among Justice-Involved Women with Alcohol Use Disorders |
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| Authors: | Yael Chatav Schonbrun Bradley J. Anderson Jennifer E. Johnson Megan Kurth Christine Timko Michael D. Stein |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Butler Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island USA;2. Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island USA;3. Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI USA;4. VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA USA |
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| Abstract: | Although involvement in 12-Step mutual help groups (TMGs) is an accessible and effective means of addressing alcohol problems, many justice-involved women do not attend. This study examined barriers to TMG attendance for 135 justice-involved women with alcohol use disorders. TMG attenders were more likely than nonattenders to say their past contacts with people in TMGs were not helpful (χ2 = 4.91, p = .027); nonattenders were more likely to report that they did not want to change (χ2 = 7.58, p = .006). Findings provide guidance on how to enhance interest in and attendance at TMGs among justice-involved women returning to the community. |
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| Keywords: | Alcohol barriers twelve step women criminal justice |
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