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- Title
Engagement in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment and Employment Outcomes.
- Authors
Dunigan, Robert; Acevedo, Andrea; Campbell, Kevin; Garnick, Deborah W.; Horgan, Constance M.; Huber, Alice; Lee, Margaret T.; Panas, Lee; Ritter, Grant A.
- Abstract
This study, a collaboration between an academic research center and Washington State’s health, employment, and correction departments, investigates the extent to which treatment engagement, a widely adopted performance measure, is associated with employment, an important outcome for individuals receiving treatment for substance use disorders. Two-stage Heckman probit regressions were conducted using 2008 administrative data for 7,570 adults receiving publicly funded treatment. The first stage predicted employment in the year following the first treatment visit, and three separate second-stage models predicted the number of quarters employed, wages, and hours worked. Engagement as a main effect was not significant for any of the employment outcomes. However, for clients with prior criminal justice involvement, engagement was associated with both employment and higher wages following treatment. Clients with criminal justice involvement face greater challenge regarding employment, so the identification of any actionable step which increases the likelihood of employment or wages is an important result.
- Subjects
OUTPATIENT substance abuse treatment facilities; EDUCATION research; EMPLOYMENT; PROBITS; REGRESSION analysis; CRIMINAL justice system; WAGES
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2014, Vol 41, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
1094-3412
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11414-013-9334-2