Looking Out from the Inside: Incarcerated Women's Perceived Barriers to Treatment of Substance Use

Using the Allen Barriers to Treatment Instrument (ABTI), 299 women incarcerated in a local jail were asked about the barriers they believed they would face in seeking treatment after their release. The top reported barriers were the inability to pay for treatment, the lack of health insurance, and l...

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Published in:Journal of offender rehabilitation 2014-05, Vol.53 (4), p.300-316
Main Authors: Rose, Susan J., Lebel, Thomas P., Begun, Audrey L., Fuhrmann, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABTI
barriers
Children
Constraints
Criminology
Drug use
Female Offenders
Females
Health Insurance
Imprisonment
jails
Prisoners
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
substance use
Women
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Summary:Using the Allen Barriers to Treatment Instrument (ABTI), 299 women incarcerated in a local jail were asked about the barriers they believed they would face in seeking treatment after their release. The top reported barriers were the inability to pay for treatment, the lack of health insurance, and long waiting lists for publicly funded care. An exploratory factor analysis was used to categorize the ABTI barriers into seven factors these women believed would stand in their way: Program Characteristics, Non-Gender Specific Programming, Treatment Site Access, Financial Access, Personal Beliefs About Use & Recovery, Community & Social Environment, and Children & Work Obligations.
ISSN:1050-9674
1540-8558
DOI:10.1080/10509674.2014.902006