Applying the socio-ecological model to understand community reintegration experiences among individuals on opioid agonist treatment (OAT) released from federal incarceration in Ontario, Canada

Original research
par
Russell, Cayley et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

The current study utilized the socio-ecological model (SEM) to examine the synergistic impact of individual, interpersonal, community, and organizational/policy-level factors on reintegration experiences among individuals on OAT released from federal incarceration in Ontario, Canada.

Constatations/points à retenir

Participants described a number of factors that influenced community re-integration. Participants identified the interaction between individual- (e.g., health concerns and personal motivation/coping skills), interpersonal- (e.g., family dynamics and social networks), community- (e.g., employment/education, housing, and health and addiction care) and organizational/policy- (e.g., discharge planning, release obligations, and financial policies) level factors as influential to community reintegration.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Longitudinal mixed-methods study examining community transition experiences among 35 individuals engaged in correctional OAT.

Mots clés

Legal system/law enforcement
About PWUD
Substitution/OAT